During the 1960s there was an unexpected revival of oral poetry in Britain. The live performance was seen as very important, not only for the poets, but also for their audiences. People didn’ t only buy a book of poems, they also went along to see and hear their favorite poets read their own work. Many young poets enjoyed a very large following which was made up mainly of young people. Some poets became almost as famous as pop stars and Brian Patten was one of these.
He is one of a group of three young poets who became very famous at that time. The other two were Roger McGough and Adrian Henri. All three of them came from Liverpool and together they became known as, of course, "the Liverpool Poets’.
Brian Patten’s poetry is not "difficult" in the way that some modem poetry is. It can be enjoyed without a deep knowledge of other writers and other poets. But like all real poetry it needs to be read carefully in order to achie
A. many young poets mainly had young people as their own followers
B. many young poets were following other poets
C. some poets became famous by following others
D. some poets did not like old people
The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, ff any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus
A. how well they could do in athletics
B. what their health condition was like
C. what kind of fitness center was suitable for them
D. whether they were fit for aerobic exercise
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