Номер 23, страница 83 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Four. The Whole World Knows Them. IV. Use of English - номер 23, страница 83.

Условие.

23 Choose the appropriate variants (a—d) to complete the text.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, a great composer of music, was born one December day in Bonn, Germany, in 1770. Although he grew up to write some of the greatest music in history, his childhood was very (1) _____ and his family was very poor.

Little Ludwig loved to (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) _____ the countryside. He listened to the music of nature. The sound of wind playing in the trees, the sounds of the birds, even the sounds of the insects were music to him. Ludwig's head was filled with music. At the piano, he could (5) _____ little tunes instantly1 and remember every one.

Finally people (6) _____ his genius. When Ludwig (7) _____ in Vienna, the cultural capital of Europe, he became very famous there. He wrote nine symphonies, an opera, and many (8) _____ kinds of music.

As he grew older, Beethoven lost his hearing. He wrote his ninth and last symphony while completely deaf. Beethoven's music was (9) _____ from the music of his time. His music expressed feelings, and people listened to it just for (10) _____ .

Most other composers wrote music only for religious services, to teach or to entertain at social gatherings. Beethoven gave composers freedom to put their feelings into music, just as writers do with words. He died in 1827, but his music will live forever.

1. a) hard	b) heavy	c) simple	d) true
2. a) walk	b) go	c) come	d) wander
3. a) lonely	b) alone	c) one	d) oneself
4. a) through	b) at	c) on	d) over
5. a) make up	b) make	c) do	d) prepare
6. a) found	b) learnt	c) recognized	d) discovered
7. a) reached	b) went	c) came	d) arrived
8. a) other	b) others	c) the other	d) another
9. a) differ	b) indifferent	c) different	d) unusual
10. a) it	b) its	c) itself	d) it's

Решение.

Решение 2.

Выберите подходящие варианты (a—d), чтобы дополнить текст.

Ответ:

1. a) hard - трудное

2. d) wander - бродить

3. b) alone - в одиночестве

4. a) through - по

5. a) make up - сочинять

6. c) recognized - признали

7. d) arrived - прибыл

8. a) other - другие

9. c) different - отличалась

10. c) itself - ради неё самой