Alec Cobbe was in a great shock when he heard that his piano was actually the last piano that Chopin（肖邦），one of the world's most famous composers（作曲家），took on tour with him in 1848.Cobbe bought it for 2，000 pounds in 1988.
   Fryderyk Chopin was born on March 1st，1810.When he was just a few months old，his family moved to Warsaw.He was performing by the age of seven.Before that，he had already composed two works of music.Chopin later moved to Paris，F(xiàn)rance.He lived and worked with many great composers and musicians tjye.aire.He also changed his name to the French version Frederic.This is also where he died in October 1849，at the age of 39.
   The discovery was made by Professor Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger.He found this lost piano when he studied the information about French piano maker Camille Pleyel.
   Before Frederic Chopin left England for Paris，he sold the piano to Lady Trotter for 80 pounds.Then Lady Trotter gave the piano to a relative.The piano later went to auction（拍賣(mài)）.At auction，it was sold to a man，and Cobbe then bought it from him.Now the antique instruments Cobbe collected include those that were owned or played by famous composers，including Purcell，Bach，Mozart，Mahler and Chopin.
   In the world，people only know there are three pianos that had been owned by Frederic Chopin，and this one is the only one that still works.

（1）Alec Cobbe was in a great shock because

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A．Chopin sold the piano for only 80 pounds
B．he had been looking for the piano for a long time
C．he did not know the true value of the piano when he bought it
D．he could even hear the beautiful music coming out from the piano
（2）When did Chopin begin to compose music？

B

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A．In the year of 1810.
B．Before he was 7 years old.
C．After he moved to Paris.
D．Before he moved to Warsaw.
（3）Which is the correct order of the events according to the passage？

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a.Chopin sold his piano to Lady Trotter.
b.Chopin went to Paris where he lived and worked with many musicians.
c.Fryderyk changed his name to the French version Frederic.
d.Chopin's piano was sold to a man at auction.
A．c-d-b-a
B．b-c-a-d
C．d-b-a-c
D．a(chǎn)-b-c-d
（4）What can we learn from the passage？

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A．Camille Pleyel has made many pianos.
B．Professor Eigeldinger wanted to own the lost piano.
C．Alec Cobbe bought Chopin's piano from Camille Pleyel.
D．The lost piano was probably made by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger.
（5）What may be Cobbe's hobby？

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A．Listening to piano music.
B．Meeting famous composers.
C．Collecting musical instruments.
D．Buying valuable things from auction.