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.