Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he lost his hea

Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he lost his hearing. But he didn't give up.___1___by his struggles with deafness, he produced hundreds of musical works.
At 54 years of age, he lived at a small house in Vienna,____2____he completed his last work, Symphony No 9. Before the performance, Beethoven nervously imagined how people would ___3___. The backstage atmosphere at the theatre was tense. During the performance, Michael Umlauf and Beethoven took ___4___of the concert as directors together. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra,___5___ his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score while Umlauf stood quietly by his side, skillfully guiding the orchestra. As the final joyous note signaled the end of the symphony, the audience ___6___ to their feet clapping, cheering and waving their hats. The performance was a great ___7___.
Beethoven was surprised at the audiences response. ___8___shocked the audience as well was that the person who didn't hear the symphony was the very man who composed it! Beethoven is a real musical genius.
1. A. inspire B. inspiring C. inspired D. to inspire
2. A. when B. where C. that D. why
3. A. appreciate B. admire C. respect D. respond
4. A. care B. hold C. charge D. advantage
5. A. wave B. waving C. waved D. to wave
6. A. jumped B. danced C. rushed D. kept
7. A. failure B. help C. example D. success
8. A. What B. Which C. That D. Where
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