Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer. Jim Benson, pianist, and songwriter People often ask me who I have to thank for my success as a pianist and songwriter. They expect to hear that I was born into a musical family and had an excellent piano teacher. However, the truth is different. When I was little, nobody played an instrument at home. I learnt to play the piano and sing because there was a piano in my house and I just wanted to make music. My parents allowed me to sit at the piano and sing for as long as I wanted. If they were afraid that I would break the old piano, they never mentioned it. They didn’t suggest that I should take lessons, either. The songs just came to me when I had my hands on the piano. I suppose I had musical talent and that is all you need. I started writing proper songs when I was a teenager. The music was mine, but the words were from other songwriters. It seemed so easy. When you start to compose, you do that, you copy other people’s best songs. Then you start changing the melodies and the words and you develop your own style. That only happened later, when I had grown beyond my teenage years. For a time, I thought music would be just a hobby. My parents had developed a strong belief that I would be able to make a living as a musician, but I had my doubts, so after school, I took a job in radio advertising. Then one day one of my songs won a prize and that changed everything. I realized my happiness was in music. I have been a musician ever since that day. 22. What is Jim Benson's main purpose in writing the text? to suggest how children can be taught music to describe his life as a successful musician to explain how he became a musician to complain about his lack of musical training 23. When Jim Benson started making music on the piano, his parents seemed happy to let him play it. said the piano might get damaged. saw the need for a piano teacher. wanted him to play his own songs. 24. What does Jim Benson say about the songs he wrote as a teenager? They were not well-written. They took a long time to write. They were not very original. They showed his personal style. 25. Jim Benson took a job in advertising because his parents suggested it was a good career for him. he thought he might not earn enough as a musician. he had learnt about advertising jobs at school. it offered him the opportunity to change his life. 26. Which advice would Jim Benson give talented young people? You need somebody in your family to guide you when you start. It's OK to copy other people’s songs when you are learning. It is not a good idea to write songs when you are very young. If you want to be successful, you must have good music teachers.

Jim Benson, pianist, and songwriter People often ask me who I have to thank for my success as a pianist and songwriter. They expect to hear that I was born into a musical family and had an excellent piano teacher. However, the truth is different. When I was little, nobody played an instrument at home. I learnt to play the piano and sing because there was a piano in my house and I just wanted to make music. My parents allowed me to sit at the piano and sing for as long as I wanted. If they were afraid that I would break the old piano, they never mentioned it. They didn’t suggest that I should take lessons, either. The songs just came to me when I had my hands on the piano. I suppose I had musical talent and that is all you need. I started writing proper songs when I was a teenager. The music was mine, but the words were from other songwriters. It seemed so easy. When you start to compose, you do that, you copy other people’s best songs. Then you start changing the melodies and the words and you develop your own style. That only happened later, when I had grown beyond my teenage years. For a time, I thought music would be just a hobby. My parents had developed a strong belief that I would be able to make a living as a musician, but I had my doubts, so after school, I took a job in radio advertising. Then one day one of my songs won a prize and that changed everything. I realized my happiness was in music. I have been a musician ever since that day.

22. What is Jim Benson's main purpose in writing the text?

to suggest how children can be taught music

to describe his life as a successful musician

to explain how he became a musician

to complain about his lack of musical training

23. When Jim Benson started making music on the piano, his parents

seemed happy to let him play it.

said the piano might get damaged.

saw the need for a piano teacher.

wanted him to play his own songs.

24. What does Jim Benson say about the songs he wrote as a teenager?

They were not well-written.

They took a long time to write.

They were not very original.

They showed his personal style.

25. Jim Benson took a job in advertising because

his parents suggested it was a good career for him.

he thought he might not earn enough as a musician.

he had learnt about advertising jobs at school.

it offered him the opportunity to change his life.

26. Which advice would Jim Benson give talented young people?

You need somebody in your family to guide you when you start.

It's OK to copy other people’s songs when you are learning.

It is not a good idea to write songs when you are very young.

If you want to be successful, you must have good music teachers.

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Jim Benson, nghệ sĩ dương cầm và nhạc sĩ Mọi người thường hỏi tôi rằng tôi phải cảm ơn ai vì thành công của tôi với tư cách là một nghệ sĩ dương cầm và nhạc sĩ. Họ mong đợi được biết rằng tôi sinh ra trong một gia đình âm nhạc và có một giáo viên dạy piano xuất sắc. Tuy nhiên, sự thật lại khác. Khi tôi còn nhỏ, không ai chơi nhạc cụ ở nhà. Tôi học chơi piano và hát vì có một cây đàn piano trong nhà và tôi chỉ muốn tạo ra âm nhạc. Bố mẹ cho phép tôi ngồi vào đàn và hát bao lâu tùy thích. Nếu họ sợ tôi làm hỏng cây đàn cũ, họ đã không bao giờ đề cập đến nó. Họ cũng không gợi ý rằng tôi nên rút kinh nghiệm. Những bài hát chỉ đến với tôi khi tôi cầm trên tay cây đàn piano. Tôi cho rằng tôi có tài năng âm nhạc và đó là tất cả những gì bạn cần. Tôi bắt đầu viết những bài hát thích hợp khi tôi còn là một thiếu niên. Nhạc là của tôi, nhưng lời của các nhạc sĩ khác. Nó dường như rất dễ dàng. Khi bạn bắt đầu sáng tác, bạn làm điều đó, bạn sao chép những bài hát hay nhất của người khác. Sau đó, bạn bắt đầu thay đổi giai điệu và từ ngữ và bạn phát triển phong cách của riêng mình. Điều đó chỉ xảy ra sau đó, khi tôi đã lớn hơn tuổi thiếu niên. Có một thời gian, tôi nghĩ âm nhạc sẽ chỉ là một thú vui. Cha mẹ tôi đã tin tưởng mạnh mẽ rằng tôi sẽ có thể kiếm sống bằng nghề nhạc sĩ, nhưng tôi đã nghi ngờ, vì vậy sau khi tốt nghiệp, tôi đã làm công việc quảng cáo trên đài phát thanh. Rồi một ngày nọ, một trong những bài hát của tôi đã giành được giải thưởng và điều đó đã thay đổi tất cả. Tôi nhận ra hạnh phúc của mình là trong âm nhạc. Tôi đã là một nhạc sĩ kể từ ngày đó.