填空题

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have just written.
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the (36) composers whoever lived. He thought people that could be (37) when they wrote music. Before his time, music was composed for a special (38) Often it was church music. Or, music was written to (39) at parties and concerts.
Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770. He was a very musical child. The boy learned to play the (40) and piano, but he was not happy at home. His mother died when he was in his teens. After that, his father was often drunk and (41) Beethoven became a tutor in a rich family. His student’s mother was very kind to the young teacher. She helped him meet many famous (42) One of them was Mozart. He said, "that boy will give the world something (43) listening to".
When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to go deaf. The deafness changed his behaviours. (44) . His friends found him hard to be around, but he kept composing even when he lost all his hearing.
Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. He, had composed over a hundred pieces. (45) . (46) . Many later composers gained new ideas from Beethoven’s music.