Question

    Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he ____ nearly 300 songs and an opera.

Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian ____from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the ____when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was so ____and badly made that he could not play it well. His friends ____ him. Xian did not stop practicing and soon showed his____. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student and won several ____ for his talents.

In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an to teach music at a college. ____ there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still wrote some of his most ____ music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.

In May 1940, Xian was sent to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very hard. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness(肺病) ____ October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

1.A.listened B.wrote C.sang D.painted

2.A.moved B.left C.sent D.flew

3.A.piano B.drum C.guitar D.violin

4.A.expensive B.great C.cheap D.clean

5.A.laughed at B.aimed at C.knocked at D.smiled at

6.A.failure B.talent C.chance D.result

7.A.prizes B.rules C.duties D.habits

8.A.If B.Although C.When D.Because

9.A.important B.different C.patient D.necessary

10.A.at B.in C.on D.by

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

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