Вставить недостающие слова, вместо _ Fill in the gaps. The Story of a little Boy Who was Forced to Practise Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the lovely town of Bonn, on the river Rhine, December 16, 1770. The house in which he spent his _ is still standing. It is now the Beethoven House, or Museum, filled with mementos of the great composer. There you may see music pages written by him, letters, medals, instruments, even the _ is there. Beethoven’s father was a singer at the Chapel of the Elector. He was not a good father, for he did not care to work even enough to make his family comfortable. But the mother loved her boy with all her heart. Ludwig was only four years old when he began to study music. Like children of today he shed many a tear over the first lessons _ , his father taught him piano and violin, and forced him to practise. At school he learned, just as we do today, reading, writing, arithmetic, and later on, Latin. While Ludwig was in school he played at a concert for the first time. He was then eight years old. Two years later he _ quite a numbers of pieces. Then the little boy studied with a teacher named Christian Gottlob Neefe, who took real interest in him. Then with the organ lessons there were other lessons in Harmony. So _ did the boy improve that his teacher said one day: “If he _ as he has begun, he will some day be a second Mozart.” Our young hero of thirteen was surely busy every hour of the day. He played in an _ , as accompanist. On his sixteen birthday he set out from Bonn to Vienna, where Mozart lived. Vienna had given him a wonderful _ . He met Mozart and had some lessons from him in Composition. Everywhere in Vienna Beethoven was a _ guest. He was proud (but in the right way), very _ , always straightforward and _ . But a strange _ touched him and took away his sense of hearing. For the time he was about thirty years old his hearing grew gradually _ . We must remember that he could hear his own music only in his _

Вот пошаговое заполнение пропусков и объяснение каждого выбора. 1) [1] boyhood - Обоснование: фраза “The house in which he spent his _” типична для описания детства мальчика. В данном контексте подходит “boyhood” (детство/юность мальчика). 2) [2] piano - Обоснование: после перечисления страниц, писем, медалей и инструментов обычно упоминают конкретный ключевой инструмент. “the piano is there” образно подчеркивает наличие пианино в музее. 3) [3] that - Обоснование: здесь нужна связь “the first lessons that his father taught him” — относительное местоимение, вводящее придаточное определительное к “the first lessons”. 4) [4] composed - Обоснование: в контексте “Two years later he _ quite a numbers of pieces” нужно глагол “composed”: “… he composed quite a number of pieces.” Это обычная структура в подобных биографических текстах. 5) [5] greatly - Обоснование: устойчивое сочетание “So greatly did the boy improve” используется для усиления эффекта; подходит по смыслу. 6) [6] continues - Обоснование: полноценная фраза “If he continues to improve as he has begun” — здесь нужен глагол во 2-й форме лица третьего лица единственного числа: “continues.” 7) [7] orchestra - Обоснование: после “He played in an _ , as accompanist.” правильное дополнение — “an orchestra” (оркестр). 8) [8] opportunity - Обоснование: “Vienna had given him a wonderful _.” Обычно в таком контексте говорят об “opportunity” (возможности/шанс). 9) [9] welcome - Обоснование: выражение “be a welcome guest” встречается часто в подобных текстах. 10) [10] dignified - Обоснование: после “He was proud (but in the right way), very _ ,” логично продолжить с прилагательным типа “dignified” (достойный) перед продолжением “always straightforward and _”. 11) [11] frank - Обоснование: сочетание “straightforward and frank” звучит естественно и образует пару с предыдущим прилагательным. 12) [12] disease - Обоснование: фраза “a strange _ touched him” чаще встречается как “a strange disease” в устоявшихся биографических текстах. 13) [13] worse - Обоснование: после утери слуха формулируют: “his hearing grew gradually worse.” 14) [14] head - Обоснование: классическое выражение о том, что композитор слышал свою музыку только в голове: “in his head.” Итоговая заполненная версия (с учётом исправления формулировок там, где это уместно): The Story of a little Boy Who was Forced to Practise Ludwig van Beethoven was born in the lovely town of Bonn, on the river Rhine, December 16, 1770. The house in which he spent his boyhood is still standing. It is now the Beethoven House, or Museum, filled with mementos of the great composer. There you may see music pages written by him, letters, medals, instruments, even the piano is there. Beethoven’s father was a singer at the Chapel of the Elector. He was not a good father, for he did not care to work even enough to make his family comfortable. But the mother loved her boy with all her heart. Ludwig was only four years old when he began to study music. Like children of today he shed many a tear over the first lessons that his father taught him, piano and violin, and forced him to practise. At school he learned, just as we do today, reading, writing, arithmetic, and later on, Latin. While Ludwig was in school he played at a concert for the first time. He was then eight years old. Two years later he composed quite a numbers of pieces. Then the little boy studied with a teacher named Christian Gottlob Neefe, who took real interest in him. Then with the organ lessons there were other lessons in Harmony. So greatly did the boy improve that his teacher said one day: “If he continues to improve as he has begun, he will some day be a second Mozart.” Our young hero of thirteen was surely busy every hour of the day. He played in an orchestra, as accompanist. On his sixteen birthday he set out from Bonn to Vienna, where Mozart lived. Vienna had given him a wonderful opportunity. He met Mozart and had some lessons from him in Composition. Everywhere in Vienna Beethoven was a welcome guest. He was proud (but in the right way), very dignified, always straightforward and frank. But a strange disease touched him and took away his sense of hearing. For the time he was about thirty years old his hearing grew gradually worse. We must remember that he could hear his own music only in his head. Если хочешь, могу дополнительно дать более простой вариант объяснений или адаптировать текст под конкретные задания по английскому языку для 7 класса.