Question

20. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE WORD in each gap. "The King of Jazz: The Duke Edward Kennedy 'Duke Ellington 0) was a great American jazz musician. He was a composer, bandleader and performer, and many people believe he was a musical genius. He got the nickname 'Duke' 1) ...of his noble character. Even 2) ...he was easy-going, stylish and graceful, he was, at times, quite vain and extravagant. However, he was normally generous and he was a natural born leader. The Duke was born 3)... 29th April, 1899, 4) ... Washington DC. He learnt to play the piano 5) ... he was seven,but it wasn't 6)... he was a teenager that he decided to improve his skills and took 7)... playing more seriously. In 1923, he moved to New York and formed a band 8)... his own. He played at the famous Cotton Club and the band's unique style soon became very popular. Recording companies and music publishers were eager to sign 9)... up and they embarked 10)... a long and successful career. Duke Ellington and his band played 11)... over the world and with such big names as Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. 12)... of the Duke's greatest works include 'Concerto For Cootie', 'Cotton Tail', 'In A Sentimental Mood' and 'Take The 'A' Train'. When he died on 24th May, 1974, 13)... the age of seventy-five, he had written over 2,000 musical compositions. He is acknowledged as 14)... of the 15)... influential musicians of the 20th century.​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. beacuse

2. if

3. on

4. in

5. when

6. until

7. piano

8. of

9. everything ( cred, aici chiar nu imi dau seama )

10. on

11. all

12. some

13. at

14. one

15. biggest