about150yearsago，amusiciansatquietlyataconcertinVienna.Hewasplayinghisnewsymphony.Hecouldn‘t(11)thattheaudiencewereclappingwildly.Hewasdeaf.HewasBeethoven，oneofthegreatestmusicianswhoeverlived.
Beethovenwroteabout300(12)ofmusic.Hewrotesomeofhismostbeautifulpiecesafterhebecamedeaf.Itishardforanyonetobedeaf.Butitisevenworseforamusicianthanfor(13)else.Thinkofnotbeingabletohearthemusicyouhavewritten!
AsachildBeethovendidnothaveahappylife.Hisfatherdrank(14).Whentheboywasonlyfour，hisfatherdecidedtomakeamusician(15)him.Hourafterhourhehadtopractice(16)theviolin.Helearnedsofastthathewasabletomakeaconcerttourwhenhewaseleven.Whenhewasseventeen，thegreatMozartpraisedhim.AfterhestudiedwithHaydn.Beethovenwaswritingagreatd ealofmusic(17).
Beethovenhadanuglyfaceandabadtemper.Hewasofteninvited(18)thehomesofwealthypeople.Theyforgavehimwhenhistemperflaredup.Illnessmadehimbecomedeafwhenhewas(19)thirty-one.
Beethovenwrotelongpiecesandshortones，gentleonesand(20)ones.
A.hear
B.listen
C.listento
D.hearof
正确答案：D[解析]hear表示听见，认真地听，故选D。
