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English
1. Reading
Examination Card Ng 36
Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D).
When musician Colin Baker won five hundred thousand pounds in a competition, it
seemed the answer to his dreams. Almost immediately
, he bought a house and made his
own CD recording of some classical music. He
intended to save the rest of his money and
retire, even though he was only in his late forties.
Then he saw a violin in a shop. It was of such high quality that even top professional
players
are rarely able to afford one like
it
.
"I'd never felt money was important until
then," he explained. "Even with the money
I'd won, I wasn't sure I could afford to buy
the violin, so I started to leave the shop. Then I
thought I'd just try it, and I fell in love
with the beautiful sound it made. I knew
it was perfect both for live concerts and for
recording."
Now all the money has gone. "My wife can't have the study room I promised her, and
I
can't retire," says Colin, "but it
doesn't matter." His wife says, "I sometimes wish he
was more responsible with
money, but I'm still pleased for him. I've always helped him
in his career, as he's
helped me, by sharing everything. We weren't unhappy with our
jobs, so we didn't really need
the money to escape, and although Colin considered reti-
ring, I know he
wouldn't be happy doing that - he loves music too much. I think he did
the right thing.
"
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A advise musicians to enter competitions
B explain why someone spent a lot of money
C describe how someone got a CD recorder
D persuade people to prepare for retirement
2. What can a reader learn from the text?
A how one man's dream ended unhappily
B how much was paid for a special violin
C how one couple support each other
D how much money musicians need for their music
3. What does Colin's wife say about what he did?
A. She wishes he had used the money differently.
B She feels she didn't really benefit from the money.
C She is sorry she has lost her study room.
D She accepts the decision that he made.
4. When Colin first found the violin, he thought _
.
A he might not have enough money to buy it
B he should not spend all of his money on it
C he was not a good enough player to own it
D he could not leave the shop without it
5. What did a local newspaper say about Colin's story?
A
B
A well-known record com-
pany has asked a local musi-
cian to record a CD after
winning a competition...
A local musician announced
he would spend every penny
of the money he'd won in a
competition...
C
A concert audience heard a lo-
cal musician give a brilliant per-
formance last night on the violin
he'd won in a competition...
D
A local musician has decided
to continue his career in mu-
sic in spite of winning some
money in a competition...

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