We often hear of people talking about Karaoke. But what on earth it is about, it r【小题1】a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic (音响的) equipment 【小题2】was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970’s. It means “a band without people”【小题3】Japanese. In 【小题4】, it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some 【小题5】(公共的) houses and snack bars, and mainly for the 【小题6】(顾客) to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music.

Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was s【小题7】 to the whole world. It was 【小题8】(引进) to China and was welcomed by many people. A【小题9】 you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy 【小题10】by singing Karaoke.

Imagine having the 【小题1】 to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are 【小题2】 onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir.

You do not even need a 【小题3】. A virtual choir helps connect 【小题4】 people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music.

It has proved to be a positive 【小题5】on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to ... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his 【小题1】. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then【小题2】 together into one 【小题3】. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide 【小题4】.