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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was born on December 17th 1770 in Bonn, but he (1)....moved.............................. to Vienna, Austria in 1792, and lived there until his death in 1827. Beethoven showed his (2)......innate............. talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven. Beethoven is regarded to as (3)...one........... of the "three Bs" (along with Bach and Brahms). His best-known (4)...products............ include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quarters. He also (5)....has........... chamber music, choral works (including the celebrated Missa solemis), and songs. He was also a key figure in the transition from the 18th century musicial classicism to 19th century romanticism.
Read the passage and choose the best answers:
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 . His father had a small business . He made shoes and other things from leather . Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small . One day when Louis was 3 years old , he was cutting some leather , suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes . He soon became completely blind .
When he was ten years old , he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris . One day his class went to visit a speacial exhibit by a captain in the army . One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis . It showed messages in code . Armies send messages in secret codes so no - one else can read them . The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper .
Louis thought a lot about this code . Then he decided to write in the same way so the blind could " read " with their fingers . It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters . Instead of letters , Louis used a " cell " of six dots . He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down . So blind people can read and write even write music by Braille .
1 . It is difficult to feel the differences between ................................
A . arrangements of dots
B . coded messages
C . raised letters
D . a system of raised dots
2 . Louis Braille's father made things from .............................
A . codes
B . exhibit
C. leather
D . wood
3 . Which of these sentences is probably not true ?
A . Braille invented a system of reading for blind people .
B . Braille system is used for everyone .
C . Braille visited an exhibit of codes
D . Braille was an intelligent boy .
4 . When Louis was ten years old , he began to study ......................................
A . at a local school
B . at a special school for the blind .
C . in the army
D . at a university .
Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.
Elie Wiesel - A Messenger to Mankind
Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Transylvania, which is now part of Romania. When he was fifteen years old, he and his family were forced by the Nazis to come to Auschwitz. Only he and his two older sisters survived.
After the Second World War, Elie Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the famous French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps. The result was his book, Night, which has been translated into more than thirty languages. As a devoted supporter of human rights, Elie Wiesel has defended the cause of Soviet Jews, Nicaragua’s Miskito Indians, Cambodian refugees, the Kurds, victims of famine and genocide in Africa, of apartheid in South Africa, and victims of war in the South Africa, and victims of war in the former Yugoslavia. He is President of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, an organization he and his wife created to fight indifference, intolerance and injustice.
Teaching has always been central to Elie Wiesel’s work. He has been teaching at many famous universities all over the world. He is the author of more than sixty books of fiction and non-fiction, including “A Beggar in Jerusalem”, “The Fifth Son”, “All Rivers Run to the Sea”, “And the Sea is Never Full”, etc.
For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards and in 1986 he won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
1: Find the words or expressions in the text which have the following meanings.
1. concentration camps in which a large number of people are ________death camps__________
systematically put to death
2. the killing of a whole group of people genocide
3. lack of interest in someone or something indifference
4. refusal to accept ideas, behaviour... that are different from
your own intolerance
5. the situation being unfair injustice
2: Read the passage, and answer the questions below.
6. Why did Elie Wiesel become a writer although his first job was a journalist?
Because during an interview with the famous French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps and as a result, he became a writer.
7. What did he do to support human rights?
Elie Wiesel defended the cause of Soviet Jews, Nicaragua’s Miskito Indians, Cambodian refugees, the Kurds, victims of famine and genocide in Africa, of apartheid in South Africa, and victims of war in the South Africa, and victims of war in the former Yugoslavia.
8. What is the aim of “The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity”
Its aim is to fight indifference, intolerance and injustice.
9. What is the core of his work?
The core of his work is teaching.
10. When did he win the Nobel Prize for Peace?
In 1986.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The life of Langston Hughes | B. The Harlem Renaissance |
C. African-American writers 2 .Where was Langston Hughes born? | D. American twentieth-century writers |
A. Spain B. New York | C. Missouri D. North Carolina |
3. As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?
A. Islands B. Ships C. Friends. D. Harbors
4. To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer?
A. The Civil War B. The Harlem Riots
C. The Harlem Renaissance D. The Civil Rights Movement
5. What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?
A. His job as a reporter B. His career as a soldier
C. A literary fellowship D. A college study program
6. The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?
A. Desires B. Abilities C. Strategies D. Careers
7. According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? A. Write short stories B. Popularize African-American writers
C. Advocate racial equality . D. Write about life in Harlem
8. Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage?
A. Successful B. Prolific C. Brilliant D. Imaginative
9. Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?
A. Congratulating Blessing C. Screening D. Portraying
10. According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A novelist B. A poet C. A historian D. A journalism.
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Pele is considered one of the greatest football players of all time. He was born in 1940 in Brazil. As a football player, Pele was famous for his powerful kicking and controlling the ball. He joined a Brazilian football club in 1956, and in 1962 he led the team to its first world club championship. Pele became the only player to participate in three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. By 1974, Pele had scored 1200 goals and became a Brazilian national hero. He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977. Later Pele became an international ambassador for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding through friendly sport activities.
1. What was Pele famous for as a football player?
___ Pele was famous for his powerful kicking and controlling the ball___________________________________________________-
2. When did he join an American football club?
___He joined a Brazilian football club in 1956___________________________________________________
3. How many World Cups did he take part in?
___He became the only player to participate in three World Cups__________________________________________________
4. How old was he when he retired?
___he retired in 1977__________________________________________________
5. What did he do after his retirement?
____Later Pele became an international ambassador for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding through friendly sport activities._________________________________________________
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2. He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977