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(2023·ÁÙÒÊÄ£Äâ)Stuck inside his room at an assisted living centre, Bob Coleman knew he could not go out in public during the epidemic£®But he was not cut off from outside: he shared his love for country music over the Internet£®“Hello, everybody£®It's a bright day in Tennessee£¬”he said into his microphone£®“This is Bob Coleman, coming to you from Room 3325 …” Then Coleman began to play the music he loves — hits from country music stars£®The 88­year­old carefully chose each song£®

Coleman and several other retirees have turned into DJs, for a new online radio hour known as “Radio Recliner”£®A marketing company called Luckie came up with the idea of “Radio Recliner”£®Listeners can send song requests in honour of family or friends£®For example, listeners might hear a message like this, “Hey, Granny£®This is your favourite granddaughter Amy£®We just wanted to call in and say we love you£®”The 60­minute show started with retirees in middle Tennessee£®It has since expanded, with residents of assisted living centres in other states taking part in the project£®Many jumped at the chance to work as a DJ to ease the loneliness of social distancing rules£®

Mitch Bennett serves as Luckie's chief creative officer£®He says the idea was to provide a sense of community to older people£®“For this generation, radio was the original social media£¬”Bennett said£®“Dedicating a song to someone you love and having them hear it along with everyone else is a special way of connecting£®”

In Georgia, 80­year­old Ed Rosenblatt, who had made full preparations for his show, said an hour he spent playing songs on “Radio Recliner”resulted in a flood of text messages, emails and calls from family and friends, and many of the messages were from people he had not heard from for years£®

1£®What did Bob Coleman do during the epidemic?

A£®He organised a band at his living centre£®

B£®He earned money by singing on the radio£®

C£®He created new country music for friends£®

D£®He shared country music hits over the Internet£®

2£®Why were retirees active to work for “Radio Recliner”£¿

A£®They wanted to get connected with the world£®

B£®They wanted to show their love for Tennessee£®

C£®They wanted to build more assisted living centres£®

D£®They wanted to help others get in touch with their relatives£®

3£®Which of the following can best describe these old DJs?

A£®Optimistic and devoted£®

B£®Humorous and active£®

C£®Lonely and pessimistic£®

D£®Diligent and generous£®

4£®What's the best title for the text?

A£®Older Adults Need More Care During the Epidemic

B£®Older Adults, Stuck by the Epidemic, Turn into DJs

C£®Older Adults Were Busy with Music During the Epidemic

D£®Older Adults, Stuck by the Epidemic, Show Music Talents