Форум ЗнаниО

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I was born in Transylvania, the country Dracula comes from. When I was five years old, I saw 20.___________ (I) grown-up cousin Laci playing the violin with an army band in the main square in my town.
Immediately, I decided I 21.___________ (WANT) to play the violin more than anything else in the world, but nobody took me seriously. To keep me quiet, I 22.___________ (GIVE) a toy piano, but it had no strings and no bow, and it made an ugly tinkling sound. I hated it and broke it down.
Then my parents gave me my 23.___________ (TWO) instrument — a toy violin, but it had cotton strings instead of proper ones, and it didn't sing. I broke that, too.
Finally, I got a tiny eighth-size violin with real strings and a real little bow, and Laci gave me my first lesson. I remember how, before his next visit, I carefully practised all the movements he 24.___________ (SHOW) me.
Laci thought my interest to play the violin was a joke, that I 25.___________ (STOP) playing soon. Female 26.___________ (CHILD) didn't play the violin ninety years ago in Transylvania. To this day, I remember my hatred when he laughed at my efforts.
My parents finally arranged for 27.___________ (I) to have proper violin lessons with a real teacher, and I entered a magical world. I adored everything about violin lessons. And I learned to read music before I 28.___________ (CAN) read words.

I was born in Transylvania, the country Dracula comes from. When I was five years old, I saw my grown-up cousin Laci playing the violin with an army band in the main square in my town. Immediately, I decided I wanted to play the violin more than anything else in the world, but nobody took me seriously. To keep me quiet, I was given a toy piano, but it had no strings and no bow, and it made an ugly tinkling sound. I hated it and broke it down. Then my parents gave me my two instruments — a toy violin, but it had cotton strings instead of proper ones, and it didn't sing. I broke that, too. Finally, I got a tiny eighth-size violin with real strings and a real little bow, and Laci gave me my first lesson. I remember how, before his next visit, I carefully practised all the movements he had shown me. Laci thought my interest in playing the violin was a joke, that I would stop playing soon. Female children didn't play the violin ninety years ago in Transylvania. To this day, I remember my hatred when he laughed at my efforts. My parents finally arranged for me to have proper violin lessons with a real teacher, and I entered a magical world. I adored everything about violin lessons. And I learned to read music before I could read words.