Question

Task I. Listen to the text and choose the right option.
1.Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in ……. .
a) 1897 b) 1987 c)1770 d) 1677
2.His father was a very ……. man.
a) clever b) strict c) caring d) cruel
3.The boy showed a great talent for music when he was … .
a) two b) three c) five d) fifty
4.At the age of 8 Beethoven started taking … lessons.
a) music b) school c) literature d) history
5.The composer ….. gave Ludwig formal musical education.
a) Mozart b) Bach c) Neefe d) Haydn
6.Beethoven became a professional musician at the age of … .
a) ten b) twenty c) eleven d) twelve
7.His mother died from … .
a) smallpox b) wounds c) cholera d) tuberculosis
8.Beethoven had to become the head of the …. after his mother`s death.
f) company b) plant c) household d) factory
9.The composer moved to …. in 1922.
a) England b) Austria c) France d) Poland
10.He got acquainted with many famous …. .
a) politicians b) actors c) composers d) guitarists
11.He started losing his hearing when he was … .
a) twenty b) twenty-six c) twenty-three d) thirty-seven
12.The composer felt…. .
a) embarrassed b) delighted c) glad d) calm
13.Beethoven continued …. .
a) playing the cello b) writing stories c) composing music d) relaxing
14.His most memorable work was … .
a) Symphony No.9 b) sonnets c) Symphony No.5 d) Symphony No.19
15.He composed his unforgettable work …...years before his death.

a) four b) three c) thirteen d) thirty

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. c) 1770
2. b) strict
3. b) three
4. a) music
5. d) Haydn
6. b) twenty
7. d) tuberculosis
8. c) household
9. b) Austria
10. c) composers
11. c) twenty-three
12. a) embarrassed
13. c) composing music
14. a) Symphony No.9
15. a) four