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Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal

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Read this paragraph about a young woman's life. Rewrite the paragraph without the information that doesn't belong.



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My interest in music began when I started piano lessons at the age of five. There was an old piano in our dining room and every child in our family took lessons. However, I was the only child who liked the piano. My older brothers and sister only studied for two or three years. My brother Bob decided that he liked sports better and became a good athlete. My sister Rosie was more interested in drama and was in many school plays. Kevin just spent all of his free time reading. I continued studying until I left for college. And the piano was not the only instrument I played. I took flute lessons and played the saxophone in a pep band in high school. The pep band played at all the basketball games, so I always able to cheer for my brother Bob. He was the star of the team! After I finished high school, I went to college. I decided to major in mathematics--my second love. My father convinced me that it is difficult to get jobs in music. Although today I work in an office, music is still a big part of my life.