Jack’s parents got very disappointed after their son quit school. However, Jack was stubborn (固执) and     1     his parents. From then on, he     2     composing pop music and finally became a successful composer. Jack felt grateful to his mentor (导师) and friends, so he planned to     3    what he earned. The charity work     4     what his parents had done for him. Looking back on the old days, he felt he owed (亏欠) his parents quite a lot. It was not until his success that his parents’ love and care     5    .

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He     1     one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In February 1824, the famous German composer's ninth symphony was finally completed. As he proudly     2     his name at the bottom of the page, Beethoven tried to imagine how people would respond when they heard it for the first time. Before the performance, the backstage     3     at a very famous theatre in Vienna was tense. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a     4    . After all, what use is a conductor who could not hear his orchestra——even if he is a musical     5    ?

The audience did not hesitate to applaud(鼓) loudly as the    6     composer walked out onto the stage for the first time in 12 years. The theatre’s musical director, Michael joined him and together the two men     7     the orchestra. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score.

As the final, joyous note     8     the end of the symphony, the audience jumped to their feet,     9     and cheering. But Beethoven continued conducting, still     10     his performance. It was not until Caroline, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to face the audience that the great man realized his symphony was a success.

Talking about Beijing Opera, we cannot forget to mention one of its greatest performers—Mei Lanfang. Born in Beijing in 1894, he was commonly     1     as a brilliant artist. He started to learn the art of Beijing Opera at the age of eight and made his on-stage debut at age eleven and by the age of 20, he had become a leading actor in Beijing Opera’s dan role. With the     2     of bringing Beijing Opera to the world, he began to travel abroad to give performances. He     3     great success after eight years of attempts. The     4    factors for his success was his unique style and his     5    from the traditions.

Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30,1853, in Zundert, a small village in southern Holland. He loved to draw, and his works showed his     1    , but no one     2     him to become an artist.

As a young adult, he wandered from job to job with little success and money, becoming more and more hopeless with each    3    . However, before his 27^th birthday, he realized that he was meant to be a painter, and he began to study art. Few who lived in Van Gogh's time liked his work, however. Many laughed when they saw his paintings, which hurt the sensitive artist     4    .

One day, after having a/an    5    with a fellow artist, Van Gogh took a razor（刮胡刀）and     6     his own earlobe. He never     7     why he injured himself. His mental（精神上的）health started to     8     On the afternoon of July 27, 1890, he shot himself and died at the age of 37.

Over a century after his death, Van Gogh remains extremely     9    . We find pieces of ourselves in him. This may also explain the high price paid for Van Gogh's works. Of course, people are buying great art, but they are also buying a piece of his story, which     10     forever, just like his works.