hit quickly.
Nazir's YouTube video could have been the end of the story. But Warner Music offered Nazir a preciousW3 deal to record One Pound Fish.
The music video has been viewed nearly 9 million times since it was posted on YouTube about four weeks ago. As the song became more and more popular, people began talking about it as a serious competitorW4 for the No.1 Christmas single in the United Kingdom—the song that tops the chart in the week when the Christmas holiday falls.S Past chart-toppers include The Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand and Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You.
In the end, One Pound Fish made it to No.29 on the top-40 chart. Nazir definitely doesn't view missing outP3 on the No. 1 Christmas single as a failureW5 . He plans to travel to France for the release of his hit song there and also has plans to take One Pound Fish to the United States.
一位名为Nazir的巴基斯坦籍男子在伦敦当鱼贩时不满足于大声吆喝来招揽顾客，他别出心裁地把吆喝词改成了朗朗上口的小曲，这一改竟取得了意想不到的效果。Nazir一夜之间成了家喻户晓的流行歌星。
1. From the second paragraph, we can infer that snapper and mackerel belong to________.
A. vegetables B.flowers C. fish D.pets
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的The 31-year-old Pakistani fishmonger可知，Nazir是个巴基斯坦籍鱼贩，由此可推知，他叫卖的东西应当属于鱼类。
2. Which of the following plays an important role in making Nazir's music video popular?
A. His father. B.The Beatles.
C. Whitney Houston. D.Warner Music.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的Warner Music offered Nazir a precious deal to record One Pound Fish可知，Warner Music在推广这个音乐视
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频中发挥了很重要的作用。
3. What do we know about the song I Will Always Love You? A. It was written and sung by the Beatles.
B. It was once the No. 1 Christmas single in the UK. C. It became popular through the Internet. D. It made Michael Jackson famous overnight.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句可知，I Will Always Love You这首歌曲曾获得英国圣诞单曲排行榜第一名。
4. He plans to travel to France and the United States to________. A. sell fish B.promote his song C. study music D.set up a company
答案：B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，他计划去法国和美国的目的是宣传他的这首歌曲。
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