1 . Beethoven is regarded as one of the greatest composers (作曲家）in the history of music. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his ________ on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing. Beethoven thought about   ________ , but he continued to write music. Inspired by his ________ with deafness, he produced some amazing ________, including his Symphony No 9 in D minor.

One day in 1824, at fifty-four years old，Beethoven’s ninth symphony was finally ________. Before the performance, the backstage atmosphere at a very famous theatre in Vienna was ________. Beethoven was afraid the performance would be a disaster. After all, what use is a ________ who could not hear his music — even if he is a musical ________ ?

The audience did not hesitate to ________ loudly as the famous composer walked out onto the ________ for the first time in 12 years. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the symphony, waving his ________wildly in the air, and ________ turning the pages of his score.

As the final, joyous note ________ the end of the symphony, the audience ________ to their feet, clapping, cheering. But Beethoven ________ conducting. It was not until Caroline, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to ________ the audience that the great man realized his symphony was a (n ) ________. Beethoven was not the only one who got a surprise. The audience was ________ as well.

Most of them had no ________ that the one person who didn’t hear the ________ and never would was the very man who composed it.