Questions 21 through 30 refer to Text 4.
Text 4:When Haydn was about 18 years old he sang in a chorus. But soon his voice broke and he lost his place as a chorister. He began playing the violin in the streets of Vienna. Sometimes at dances he played his own music.
Once a well-known clown, Bernardone Kurtz by name, invited Haydn to his room and gave him some verses and asked to write an opera. Haydn was afraid.
“I have never written such music”, he said, “but I’ll try”. He began working and everything went well till he came to a place where there was a storm at sea.
“How can I put a storm at sea into music, when I have never seen the sea?” said Haydn. He went to Kurtz, but the clown could not help him, as he had never seen the sea himself.
At last Haydn lost his temper, crashed his hands upon the piano and cried out “Dash the storm!”
“That’s it! That’s it!” cried Kurtz jumping up of his chair. “Go on like that”.
Many years have passed since Haydn’s name became famous all over the world. He has written wonderful music to many operas but he could not forget the storm in his first opera. He always laughed when he thought of it.
Questions (on your answer sheet circle + if the statement is true, — if it is false)
21. When Haydn was about 18 years old he was a chorister.
22. He lost his place in a chorus because he moved to another town.
23. Haydn began playing the violin in different cities of Europe.
24. Sometimes at dances he played the music that he composed himself.
25. Once a well-known composer asked Haydn to write an opera.
26. Haydn refused to write an opera because he was afraid of failure.
27. Haydn couldn’t put a storm at sea into music.
28. Kurtz helped him, as he had seen the sea many times before.
29. Haydn couldn’t forget the friendship with Kurtz all his life.
30. Haydn always laughed when he thought of his first opera
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