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    What is talent? Are you born with it? Or does it seem to develop over time? Before I start, I'd like to say that one thing everyone agrees on is that the most skilled musicians have worked hard to get there.

    While it's true that a few of us had enough "talent" to avoid extra practice to do just as well as those who did, those who worked hard easily beat us. It is, in fact, very likely that if some of us "talented ones" had actually been practicing and improving our skill, we would have achieved a whole different level.

    Another aspect of talent seems to be heart and passion (酷爱). The people I see who are the most talented musicians are crazy about music. They eat, breathe, and live music and they make an extraordinary effort to make it part of their lives. As Remus Badea said, desire for the musician-to-be is significant for them to be successful. This desire is easily found in those considered to be talented. When you want and love something so bad, it drives you and your entire character can be shaped around it. Such determined passion seems to produce incredible skill and talent.

    The third aspect (方面) of talent is having talent around you. When surrounded by talented musicians, it only seems natural that you start to catch up to their level Take a look at almost any group of musicians in history. The more talented people in the group the more talented the group is as a whole. A great example of this is the relationship between audio producer and artist. The artist turns up to the studio with their song, and as they work through recording it, the audio producer will often suggest various changes to the song to make it better.

    1. (1) What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
      A . Pride goes before a fall. B . It's never too old to learn. C . Practice contributes to talent. D . Talent determines achievements.
    2. (2) What is the key to success according to Remus Badea?
      A . Passion. B . Character. C . Skill. D . Talent.
    3. (3) Why is the example mentioned in the last paragraph?
      A . To introduce what real talents are. B . To explain how a song is composed. C . To prove talents need team spirit. D . To show the benefits of being with talents.
    4. (4) What might the author probably agree with?
      A . Music has no limits. B . Musicians are born with talent. C . Music favors the talented. D . Musicians are created, not born.

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