Which of these words best describes Beethoven's music when his hearing began to fail

A．died bravely
B．wrote more faintly
C．courageously continued to write music
D．regained his hearing

A．he had to sell a large portion of his shares to Goldman at a loss
B．the merger covered the dissatisfactory financial results of AOL
C．American Online was found to have exaggerated its revenue
D．he lost billions of dollars in wealth due to the stock's going low