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Frederic Chopin(1810—1849) was a great composer and an excellent pianist. He composed twenty-four short 1.______(piece) for the piano called perludes(前奏曲). The longest one, Prelude No. 15, is better 2.______(know) by its nickname, the “Raindrop” Prelude. How did it get its nickname?
One day in 1838, when Chopin’s lover George Sand went out in a rainstorm, Chopin became worried. While he 3.______(wait) for Sand, he wrote Prelude No. 15.
When Sand came back, Chopin played 4.______(she) the music. Sand thought the notes sounded like raindrops. She let Chopin 5.______(listen) to the raindrops falling on the roof. This made Chopin 6.______(happy). He insisted that he never paid attention to those sounds or 7.______(copy) them.
However, like Sand, many people hear raindrops in this prelude. Some notes repeating throughout the piece sound like raindrops. The flow of the music is like rain, too. The piece starts 8.______(soft), but it gets louder, like rain getting 9.______(heavy). Then the music gets quiet and finally 10.______(end), like rain when it stops.

答案： 1. pieces 2. known 3. was waiting 4. her 5. listen
6. unhappy 7. copied 8. softly 9. heavier 10. ends

开展采访：根据情境1—3及其情境任务,请你对你的同桌做一个小采访,了解他/她最喜欢的艺术形式和最喜欢的艺术家,将采访内容填写在下面的表格中。

答案： | Name | Favourite art form | Favourite artist |
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| Li Hua | Music | Beethoven |
|... |... |... |