READING AND WRITING PART 2

Question 1 - 7
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Tony
I was 12 when I started playing the guitar. My parents are classical musicians, so they
encouraged me to play the violin when I was five, I think, and piano when I was eight. I
certainly picked up some fundamentals from all that. I didn’t really care for it at that
time. When you’re a boy that age, you just want to play with your favourite Star Wars
action figures and be a football player pretty much.
David
Well, ever since primary school, I knew I wanted to play an instrument. When I saw
the middle school orchestra playing, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part
of. The sixth form was the first opportunity I had to start learning an instrument. At
first, my band teacher told me to play the trumpet, so I went to the local music shop
to try one out. I picked up the trumpet, put it to my lips, and I couldn’t make a sound.
Alina
My dad inspired me to start learning classical music, and over the years, I’ve
developed a growing passion for it and decided to move forward with it and pursue it
as my career. My piano idol is Frédéric Chopin, a Polish composer full of emotions
reflected in his beautiful music. I usually practise after school on weekdays for about
an hour, but I sometimes take a few days off. I seem to play better when I return to
the instrument.
1) Who loves music written according to traditional forms?
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2) Who says that they stop playing the instrument from time to time?
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3) Who can play two or more musical instruments?
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4) Who says that they failed in their first attempt to play an instrument?
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5) Who was advised to learn to play a brass instrument?
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6) Who says that they learnt the basics of music theory at a young age?
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7) Who wanted to play in a band with other young musicians?
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Question 1 - 7
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Camila
My favourite hobby is gardening. No other hobby can give me more pleasure than it. I
grew up watching my grandmother grow seasonal vegetables and flowers in the
empty plot of land we had. I remember planting my first roses. When the flowers are
in full bloom, I feel a thrill of joy in my mind and take pride in my creative
labour. While working in the garden, not only do I spend my time in a better way, but I
also improve my health.
Leon
I started my interest in coin collecting when I was about eleven years old. My father
showed me a piece of paper that had an imprint of a coin he traced over with a pencil.
I was fascinated and interested, so I started doing my research, asking people
everywhere what this coin was. A few months later, I found out that it was a morgan
dollar. I wanted it, I had to have it, but I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the price of
it.
Rory
From all the hobbies I started in my childhood, chess is the only hobby that stayed
with me. I fell in love with chess when I was seven years old. My cousin offered to
teach me the game when the heavy rain trapped us indoors for most of his two-day
visit. I accepted his offer to show courtesy. For me, chess is more than just a game of
skill - it is a philosophy. Chess teaches that persistence pays off in the end.
1) Who didn't realise that their hobby could be so expensive?
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2) Who has a parent that introduced them to numismatics?

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3) Who says their hobby makes them feel better?

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4) Who says that they had several hobbies as a child?

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5) Who says something about politeness?

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6) Who says that determination is the key to success?

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7) Who says that their pastime brings them great happiness.

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