Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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1.(a) had become a confirmed topper
(b) committing suicide
(c) that he became morose and cynic
(d) totally negative and it was viewed as incoherent, coarse, wild and ear-splitting
2.(a) It resulted in his creating very loud sounds in his musical compositions.
(b) He was a misanthrope.
3.(a) prodigy
(b) misanthrope
A Sleepy Little Town
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1.(a) He was five years old.

(b) The reason for his anguish and disgust was that he had been forced to learn to read and write.
(c) The phrase is ‘a delightful acquaintance’.
(d) A tiny creature with magical powers.
2.(a) the water was shallow and transparent
(b) on gazing at numerous tiny fish in the river
3.(a) placid
(b) akimbo
Vegetarianism
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1.(a) it is an inward-looking habit
(b) (I) vegans (ii) lacto-vegetarians (iii) lacto-ova-vegetarians
(c) but also for the mind and the soul
(d) of protein or even the balanced diet
2.(a) cultivated (b) co-existence (c) kinds (d) protection
3. (a) implicit (b) coronary
Olympic Heroes
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1.(a) he wanted to fall quietly on the ground
(b) he could see the white tape at the finishing line
(c) that victory was not so important
(d) to other things, to do something useful in his life
2.(a) fighting (b) fall (c) allow (d) overtook
3. (a) ordinary (b) victory