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钢琴家朗朗是世界古典音乐新一代领军人物，被誉为“当今世界最年轻的钢琴大师”.
Lang Lang, called “Chinese Mozart”, one of the best-known Chinese pianists in the world, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. He played the piano at least 20 hours a week at that time. At the age of five, he won the Shenyang Piano Competition. Four years later, his father took him to Beijing to study at the Beijing Central Music Conservatory(中央音乐学院). When he was 11, he won the first prize at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1996, he went to the United States to study music. Soon he became famous all over the US, and then around the world.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang's father even stopped his job in his police office. For over ten years, he followed Lang Lang everywhere he went, not only as a father, but also as a manager, tutor and friend, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. In spite of(尽管) giving on average over 150 performances around the world every year now, he still finds time to practice and learn new works. Lang Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
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How old was Lang Lang when he went to Beijing to study?
A . He was three
B . He was five
C . He was nine
D . He was eleven.
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Why did Lang Lang's father take him to Beijing?
A . They went on vacation to Beijing
B . Their family needed money at that time.
C . Lang Lang wanted to take part in the Piano Competition
D . Lang Lang went there to study at a famous music conservatory.
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Where was the fourth International Youth Piano Competition held?
A . In Germany.
B . In the United States
C . In Japan
D . In China.
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Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A . Lang Lang went to the United States to study music at the age of 14.
B . Lang Lang's father had to stay in Shenyang to make money.
C . Lang Lang's parents have done a lot for him to be a famous pianist
D . Lang Lang is called “Chinese Mozart” because he plays the piano very well.
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What can we learn from this passage?
A . It's not very difficult to be a pianist.
B . A pianist is always popular in the world.
C . You have to practice and learn much to be successful.
D . Pianists never hate playing the piano because it's interesting.
