Can you imagine trying to write music if you were deaf? Most of us couldn’t dream of it. But for the great composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, this was no problem at _____.
Beethoven did not begin life deaf. He was _____ on Dec. 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He lived a (an) ____ life, and faced much sadness. One of his piano pieces, Fur Elise ( 《致爱丽丝》)，was _____ for a sad love story.
At the age of 26, Beethoven began to lose his hearing. Yet he was able to go on writing music _____ hearing vibration (振动). There is a story that after the performance of his famous Ninth Symphony, people cheered and clapped. Beethoven could not ______ them clapping, and when he turned around and realized, he ____ to cry.
Before Beethoven, most music was very controlled (克制的). He changed all this ______ created a powerful, violent sound. At ______, many people hated his music, saying it was too emotional. But today, ____ name is a symbol for passion (热情) and genius (天才).