B
One hot afternoon I became a thief of music.
For the first time, I created an original piano arrangement of my favorite song. Using only my ears and iPod, I created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide: I did it on my own.
I’ve been a pianist since before my hands were big enough to reach an octave: with a musician as a father, I was all but born on the piano bench. For many years, my musical identity was defined by the notes others had written before.
This was why, when I added the finishing touches to my piano version of a modern rock song, I was proud of myself : this arrangement was mine. What I’d done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existed—to “steal” a song from my favorite band—and to change it into something different and all my own. I was a thief, but I was also an artist.
In music, as in other aspects of life, I believe trueoriginality rarely exists. Almost everything has, in one form or another, been done before. The most romantic novel may well be a slightly changed version of a play by Shakespeare, which is likely to be borrowed from the works of Ancient Greece: same themes, different characters. But, the novel is no less deserving of praise just because its uniqueness is compromised. Adaptation is not a symbol for failure.
The gift of creativity is the ability to do what I did on the piano: to find something beautiful, to analyze and twist it, and then to make it new. Such an act is not copying; it is finding inspiration and having the strength to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece. I believe it is my job, as an artist, to rearrange this world into what I imagine it to be.
I refuse to live as if I were trapped within the walls of a museum: looking but never touching, afraid to ruin the so-called perfection of the artifacts inside. Therefore, I will embrace my ability to be a thief, because if I don’t steal what the world has to offer, I’ll never have the tools to share with others a creation of my own.
My life is my own arrangement, and because of that, anything is possible.
Which can be the best title?

A．The Love for Music.

B．Changes from a Thief to an Artist.

C．My Stolen Piano Lessons.

D．A Man Who Steals Music.

According to the passage , which statement is true ?

A．Actually there was originality only in music

B．He was born on the piano bench.

C．The author created the original piano arrangement all by himself.

D．The author was once a thief who stole music from his favorite band.

Why did the writer feel proud of himself ?

A．Because he became a real artist without others’ help.

B．Because he changed a song into a piano arrangement by himself.

C．Because he has a father who was a composer.

D．Because he could play the piano at an early age.

What does the underlined word “embrace” mean?

A．Hug

B． Explain

C．Adapt

D．Quit

From the passage we can learn that the writer______

A．never accept others’ advice.

B．likes to recreate songs whenever it is possible.

C．would rather not turn to his father for help.

D．is more of a leader than a follower.