II. Use of english

Read and complete the text below.

Maestro Myroslav Skoryk:

"At Times it Seemed to Me that Moses Would Be My Swan Song"

Lviv's Krushelnytska Opera and Ballet theatre stages the international (1) …….. of Myroslav Skoryk's opera, Moses. The author and composer (2) …….. that the opera deals with an international subject, and addresses all nations and peoples, especially those struggling for (3) …….. and building their nation states. Like the characters of Ivan Franko's poem (the (4) …….., written by Bohdan Stelmakh, is based on it), Ukraine is also trying to find its way in the stormy sea of life's problems. The poem was written in 1905, yet it seems to reflect (5) …….. realities.

" I had the idea of Moses long ago", says the composer. "It was (6) …….. by my father. He was a historian. It took me two years. I wrote the opera on three continents. I started in Lviv and then continued in America, and later in (7) ……... Australia. Moses is about a leader and a people and their relationships. Ivan Franko's poem is first of all philosophical. My task was to convey Franko's poetic (8) …….. in music. 250 persons worked on the project, almost the whole company actors, and about 2000 people. In Moses my task was (9) ……….. and difficult at the same time. I wanted this opera to be (10) ………... I kept its style modern but close to classical canons. Composing music is a very individual process; every composer does it in his own way. A melody can come suddenly, at any moment, even in your sleep. I think that being able to compose music and use one's talent is what you call happiness."

1.	A	premiere	B	debult	C	first night	D	matinee
2.	A	belives	B	accept	C	guesses	D	trusts
3.	A	liberty	B	autonomy	c	independence	D	sovereignty
4.	A	scenario	B	outline	c	libretto	D	display
5.	A	modern	B	present-day	c	mediocre	D	contemporary
6.	A	advised	B	prompted	c	inspired	D	motivated
7.	A	remote	B	dismant	c	absent	D	faraway
8.	A	overtones	B	nuances	c	traces	D	distinctions
9.	A	simple	B	intricate	c	elementary	D	natural
10.	A	popular	B	great	c	exclusive	D	fashionable