US actor Brent Hill studied the violin for seven years during his childhood.But，now，he couldn't make a sound out of it.His latest role as Dewey Finn in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical，School of Rock，in which he plays with 36 talented child musicians，reminds him of his time as an instrumentalist.
   Hill shared his story on arriving in Beijing.School of Rock is being staged in Beijing from March 22 until April 14 on its debut（首演）China tour.The musical staged its world premiere（初次公演） on Broadway in 2015.
   The musical is based on the successful 2003 Hollywood comedy，starring Jack Black.The plot follows Dewey Finn，a failed rock star forced to make money as a substitute teacher at a private elementary school，where he turns a class of straight-A students into a rock band.
   "The role.Dewey，is the biggest kid.I am a big kid in real life，so this part is not challenge.When I got the role，I did the exact same thing as Dewey who is a loser，" Hill says. "Working with child actors is exciting."
   Thousands of kids auditioned（試鏡）.Three-and-a-half months later，36 made the cut.Samantha Zhang plays the role of Katie.She has practiced piano for seven years and violin for four but had to learn to play bass（低音） for the musical. "No many girls play bass.It's so cool，and I feel like a rock star，" says the 13-year-old.who made her musical-theater debut in 2014.It's the first time for the girl，who lives in Sydney with her Chinese parents，to visit China.
   Webber became interested in the movie.He wrote 12 new songs.Hill says it's difficult to get Black's acting out of his subconsciousness（潛意識(shí)）.However，Webber's songs enable Hill to make the role his own.
   "School of Rock is about how music reaches and transforms everyone's life especially children." Webber said. "When the substitute teacher turned the straight-A student class into a rock band，it changed his life and theirs forever."

（1）What caused Hill to realize he was an unsuccessful violinist？

A

A

A．His latest role as Dewey Finn.
B．His childhood sufferings.
C．Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical.
D．36 talented child musicians' performance.
（2）Why did Brant Hill play the role successfully？

D

D

A．He is the biggest child in his family.
B．He has staged the musical many times.
C．He liked to work with child actors.
D．He had the same experience as Dewey Finn.
（3）What do we know about Samantha Zhang？

B

B

A．She has little talent for music.
B．She enjoys her role of Katie.
C．She made her debut in China.
D．She was born in China.
（4）What can we learn from the text？

C

C

A．Musicals lead to one's success.
B．Webber's new songs make little sense.
C．Music has significant effects in life.
D．Hill has performed in many musicals successfully.