Question

Imagine this. You write music, but you can't hear it. It would seem ________ for most people, but not for one of the greatest composers in history. This deaf man's name was Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Beethoven was born in Germany on December 16, 1770. At the age of four, he started to learn piano and violin. He had such amazing musical ________ that he began performing in front of people when he was just nine years old. He ________ his idol（偶像）, Mozart, when he was just a boy. This encouraged him to become a great piano player and a writer of music.

He was known ________ a composer around his country. ________ his life changed when he was 26 years old. He began to ________ his hearing during playing. He heard the loud ringing in his ears but he couldn't hear the music.

He went to see many ________ and tied many treatments, but nothing worked well. As he lost more and more of his hearing, he began to use "talking books". This man ________ could not hear, wrote hundreds of pieces of music during his lifetime. Most people think that the Ninth Symphony is one of the ______compositions of his works. Unfortunately, he ________ alone on March 26, 1827.His music will live on forever.

1.A.impatient B.impolite C.impossible D.important

2.A.present B.talent C.beauty D.treasure

3.A.met B.spoke to C.asked D.invited

4.A.of B.as C.for D.with

5.A.So B.Since C.Although D.However

6.A.get B.lose C.give D.achieve

7.A.friends B.helpers C.doctors D.relatives

8.A.who B.whom C.whose D.which

9.A.least B.worst C.most D.best

10.A.passed by B.passed along C.passed away D.passed around

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