[单项选择]Passage One
The West Indians are a naturally musical people. It was the Trinidadians who invented the steel band, one of the most extraordinary musical inventions ever made. Young Trinidadians made the discovery when they started banging on empty oil drums left behind by the American troops who were in Trinidad during World War II. They found that each drum when hit made a different noise, so they started taming them until everyone noted that bass and trebles could be "drummed". Years later a Trinidadian steel band was invited to Vienna, where they played Mozart to a surprised audience.
The beating of drums goes way back to their ancestors in Africa. Africans today still beat drums on special occasions. But in the West Indies steel drums can also be played along with calypsos, a form of Caribbean folk song which was first sung in Trinidad. Calypsos have a strong, simple rhythm.
The words are sometimes written down, but the best calypsos are invente
A. helped the American troops to carry oil drums during World War IT
B. fought with oil drums against the American troops
C. beat the empty oil drums and found they made different noises
D. beat the oil drums to see the American troops offwith musical noises

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