Reading 1 - The Pianist & The Shoemaker

Use your T-flat in your phone and look up the word "millionaire". Then, explain this word in Vietnamese and write your answer in the blank below.

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Who attended to a dinner party?

• a famous German pianist

• a nouveau riche pianist

• a famous shoemaker

• celebrities

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What did the rich man tell the pianist do?

• to play a song

• to patch a song

• to dance

• to hold the party

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Choose the 2 best answers:

What did the pianist realize about the rich man who owned the dinner party?

• he was a nouveau riche

• he had been a shoemaker

• he was a rich man

• he held the dinner party

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Choose the 2 best answers

What does "nouveau riche" mean?

• are people from a low social class who have recently become very rich and like to show this publicly by spending a lot of money.

• are people who have a lot of money

• are people are very rich and spend money a lot without looking at the price

• are new rich people

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Later when the pianist held his own dinner party, who did he invite?

• some celebrities and the nouveau riche

• some celebrities

• the nouveau riche

• the shoemaker man

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What did the pianist do after the dinner?

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The rich man asked in puzzlement. What does the bold word mean?

• a feeling of confusion through lack of understanding

• a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

• a question or problem that requires thought, skill, or cleverness to be answered or solved.

• to cause someone to feel confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand something

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What did the pianist reply when the rich man asked?

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Which motto is the best for this story?

• If you don't remember your true being, someone will remind you.

• If you wanna be rich, become a shoemaker.

• If you wanna be invited to a dinner party for rich people, become a pianist.

• The pianist and the shoemaker.

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