完形填空
Abing, one of 1 Chinese musicians of the 20th century, was
born on August 17, 1893 in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. His official name
was Hua Yanjun.
Abing's father was good at a number of
musical 2. He trained Abing in drums from the age
of 10. Abing began learning the dizi
at age 12, then the erhu. When he was
17, Abing first 3in religious ceremonies, and won acclaim
for his musical talent and voice.
After his father's4 in 1914, Abing along with his cousin took
charge of the temple (庙)which supported the family. However, Abing didn't have
the5 to
run it well. This drove Abing into poverty(贫穷).
However, bad luck never came6. At the age of 34, he developed a
serious illness and became blind. He became 7and
made a living as a street performer.
In 1939, he married Dong Caidi, a country
woman in Jiangyin. After his8Abing performed every afternoon in a
public square in Wuxi. He became famous for adding news into his music and
songs, 9the war with Japan. After the
performance, he would walk through the city streets, playing the erhu. This was a period of many works
for Abing, and his most famous composition, Erquan
Yingyue, was performed in this
period. Till today, it 10as a classic of Chinese erhu and pipa music.
