Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him. 

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music. 

Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. "I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note," says Samuel. 

Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently," It's all about super memory---I guess I have that gift." 

However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. 

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is a gift of Samuel's?
2. What special gift does Samuel have?
3. What extraordinary ability does Samuel have?
Q2:
1. How old is the incredible piano player?
2. How old is Samuel?
3. What is Samuel's age?
Q3:
1. What did Samuel's parents want him to become?
2. Which career path did Samuel's parents wish for him to choose?
3. What did Samuel's mom and dad want him to take on as a career?
Q4:
1. Where is Samuel from?
2. What is Samuel's hometown?
3. What is Samuel Osmond's place of residence?
Q5:
1. Does Samuel still go to school?
2. Is Samuel a student in the present day?
3. Is Samuel currently a student?
Q6:
1. What sort of courses does Samuel take?
2. What kinds of classes is Samuel enrolled in?
3. What sort of things does Samuel study at school?
Q7:
1. When did Samuel play his first piece of music?
2. When did Samuel first take to playing music?
3. How long ago did Samuel play music for the first time?
Q8:
1. What was the first piece of music that Samuel played?
2. Which song was the first that Samuel played?
3. What was Samuel's first song that he played?
Q9:
1. Who was the author of Moonlight Sonata?
2. Who was Moonlight Sonata composed by?
3. Who wrote Moonlight Sonata?
Q10:
1. Did Samuel need the sheet music when he played Moonlight Sonata?
2. Did Samuel read Moonlight Sonata from a sheet as he played?
3. Was there anything Samuel used as a written reference when he played his first song?
Q11:
1. How did Samuel know Moonlight Sonata?
2. How was Samuel able to memorize Moonlight Sonata?
3. How did Samuel manage to know Moonlight Sonata by heart?
Q12:
1. Could Samuel read mustic the first time he played the piano?
2. When Samuel started out as a piano player, was he able to read music?
3. Was Samuel capable of reading music when he took up piano playing?
Q13:
1. What does Samuel's mother play?
2. What instrument is played by Samuel's mother?
3. What is the instrument that Samuel's mom plays?
Q14:
1. What does Samuel's father play?
2. What instrument is played by Samuel's dad?
3. What is the instrument that Samuel's father plays?
Q15:
1. How did Samuel retell stories when he was young?
2. When Samuel was young, how would he retell stories he heard?
3. How did Samuel recount stories that were told to him as a young boy?
