There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician．The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love．You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people．That will open up your eyes．

    However，there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician．One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don’t always have enough money．Most of the time，you will be looking for jobs．Sometimes you won’t be able to find a good job．Another disadvantage is the place you live in．If you want to be a musician，you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs，such as New York City．The cost of living in these areas is usually very high．The third disadvantage is that you can’t have a stable family life．Different jobs will take a musician to different places，so most musicians are unable to have a regular family．

1．The advantages of being a professional musician include all the following EXCEPT ________．

   A．making a lot of money all the time

   B．doing something you like

   C．meeting a lot of different people

   D．traveling to many different places

2．Which is NOT a disadvantage of being a professional musician?

   A．Not always having enough money．

   B．Being unable to have a stable family life．

   C．Having the chance to meet many different people．

   D．The high cost of living in big cities．

3．What does the underlined word “stable” mean in Chinese?

   A．幸福的           B．穩(wěn)定的         C．健康的         D．堅定的

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A．The biggest advantage of being a musician is being able to live in big cities．

   B．Most musicians are unable to have a regular family life because they enjoy traveling．

   C．It’s difficult for some musicians to find a good job sometimes．

   D．The author doesn’t want to be a musician at all．

5．The author mainly tells US ________ in the passage．

   A．how to become a professional musician

   B．why people want to become professional musicians

   C．not to become professional musicians

   D．becoming a professional musician can also have problems

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