四、完形填空。〔人与社会——艺术家及成就〕
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life, he wrote 1 300 songs.
Xian was born in Macao, China in 1905. Because his father had been dead before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with 2 mother. He began learning to play 3 violin when he was 13 years old. In the beginning, his violin was 4 cheap and badly made that he 5 not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 6 and soon showed his talent. In 1929, he was one of the first Chinese students 7 had studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he 8, Xian had become the school's best student 9 won several prizes for his talent.
In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an 10 Music at a college. 11 there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still wrote 12 of his most important music there, including the "Yellow River Cantata", his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian 13 to the Soviet Union by the Communist Party of China to write music for a documentary. In the Soviet Union, life was very 14. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 15 October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the Chinese people's hearts.
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