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 wrote _____ 300 songs and an opera.

Xian was born in Macau, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was 13 years old. _____, his violin was so cheap and badly made that he _____ not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not _____ practising(练习) and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was _____ of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he _____, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talent.

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

In May 1940, Xian was sent to a foreign country by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. Life was very _____ then. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness ______ October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

1.A.near B.almost C.well D.very

2.A.At first B.In the end C.Next D.At last

3.A.need B.may C.should D.could

4.A.like B.stop C.go on D.wait for

5.A.else B.other C.one D.another

6.A.ran B.worked C.left D.won

7.A.teach B.bring C.get D.call

8.A.job B.work C.poem D.painting

9.A.hard B.famous C.happy D.lucky

10.A.at B.in C.by D.on

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