Read the text "Mozart".
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest composers ever born. Like Shakespeare, he stands at the summit of human achievement. In every form, from serenade to fugue, from piano concerto and symphony to the heights of grand opera, his music amazes, enchants and invades the memory. Thousands of books have been written about Mozart. Few lives have ever been so well documented as his, and yet he is one of the most mysterious figures in the world.
Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He began playing the piano at 4, and when he was 5 years old, he already composed serious music. His father took him on tours of Western Europe and Italy and the boy was always a success.
Then the prodigy ripened into genius. The genius conquered Vienna and the world. Mozart's fame was great. He met all the great figures of his time, from Haydn to Goethe, from George III to the luckless Marie Antoinette. But then he suddenly fell from favour. The Vienna aristocracy grew tired of him. He lost pupils and contracts, had to move from his comfortable house in the centre to a modest flat in the suburbs. The genius was forgotten.
Mozart died in 1791, when he was only 35 years old. There's a legend that Mozart was poisoned by his rival composer Antonio Salieri. There's no truth in this legend, though it inspired many great poets, writers and composers. But it has been proved that in the last months of his life Mozart really believed that he was pursued by a spirit, "the grey messenger", who appeared and ordered him to write a requiem. In a state of depression Mozart imagined that he was to write the requiem for himself.
Not long ago a 150-volume edition of Mozart's works was published. His works include 41 symphonies, nearly 30 piano concertos, 19 operas, a vast quantity of orchestral and other instrumental music, and volumes of church music (he wrote it mostly for financial reasons). His most famous operas are Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro.
Write three words into each gaps:
1. In every form, from serenade to fugue, from piano ??? to the heights of grand opera, his music amazes, enchants and invades the memory.
2. He lost pupils and contracts, had to move from his ??? the centre to a modest flat in the suburbs.
3. His works include 41 symphonies, nearly 30 piano concertos, 19 operas, a vast
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All my new year holidays I celebrated with my family.
After new year celebrating, me and my brother visited all my relatives and congratulated them.
They was very happy about it, and especially my grandmother.
Then, I was playing computer games, watching tv and having fun with my friends.
I like winter holidays very much, because I have much time to visit all of my friends.
Next time, I hope, that I will be celebrating new year and Christmas somewhere in other country.
Finland may will be great.
I live by the motto ‘My bedroom is my castle’. My bedroom
is a place where I can relax and be comfortable and I think, that
is why it is important to me. I have a double bed with four pillows
and my favourite comforter. It is a Little Mermaid comforter,
I know it is childish but it is soft and warm. And of
course my Tickle Me Elmo sits on my bed and keeps me company.
A lot of times I just lie down and close my eyes and daydream
about places I’d like to see or think about things that
make me happy. Another reason why my room is so dear to my
heart is that I can go there when I want to be on my own. I can
just shut my door and tell everyone in my household not to
bother me. Whenever I’m stressed out with school, I like to go
into my room and just be myself. When I’m there, I know everything
is going to be all right. It may be hard to have some
privacy if you share a room. Also my room holds most of my
personal belongings, which have sentimental value and I do not
want anyone else to touch them. My bedroom is kind of cluttered,
but that is the way I like it and I don’t care what anyone
says. As you first come into my room, to the right is my dresser. It is full of things like perfume, jewellery, hair ties and other
things that come out of my pockets at the end of the day. Diagonally
across from my dresser is my curio cabinet. In it there
is my collection of porcelain dolls, which are my most treasured
items. Next to my bed, which is in the middle of the room is my
computer and my entertainment centre. I’m sort of a hoarder.
I think everything is worth keeping so I do keep everything
from old clothes to my childhood stuffed animals which are all
neatly sitting on my hope chest in my room. My hope chest is
filled with things I will need in the future like towels, old picture
frames and other little things. These things mean a lot to
me because a lot of these objects belonged to my late grandmother
and I am honoured to own them.
My bedroom is always there for me.