A Young Pianist

宮嘉華

Yun Siqi from Beijing is a young pianist. He was born in 2001 and started to learn the piano at the age of 4 and it has been his favorite hobby since then. Before that， he often heard his elder sister playing the violin and he loved the classical music she played. “I wanted to beat her in something and I chose the piano，” Yun said.

At 4， several minutes of practice a day was enough. As Yun grew up， at the age of 7 and 8， he had to practice for four hours a day. The time kept going up after Yan was 12. Now， he needs to practice at least seven hours every day.

Yun never got tired of the piano. In fact， he had great fun playing it. “Music is my special luck， and it is a real enjoyment to be with it every day，” he said.

Yun worked hard and soon he stood out. From 2013 to now， Yun appeared at different music festivals， concerts and competitions and gave excellent shows. Yun said successes or failure were not important and they would not affect his understanding of music or his plan for the future.

“If you lose， think carefully about it， and if you win， just work harder，” the young pianist said. “I still need to practice more to become better， to bring out the real beauty of classical music through the piano. It may take a lifetime. ”

1. Yun Siqi began to learn the piano ____.

A. in 2003 B. in 2005 C. in 2007 D. in 2009

2. What does the word “affect” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese？

A. 允許 B. 維持 C. 放棄 D. 影響

Keys： BD