Live Is Life - Unit 6

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Complete Advanced, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

According to the best minds (0) ___ science, live music has enormously positive effects on a person’s health. The exact neurological reason why is still (1) ___ investigation; but essentially it has something to (2) ___ with the production of dopamine, and makes us feel alive. Who hasn’t been at a gig or a club and felt that primal, physical reaction to the bass coming through the floor and up into your chest? You have no option (3) ___ to dance, to feel the excitement that comes by (4) ___ of love for the music; for all live music. It isn’t for everyone, however. Amplified live music is loud, and venues’ acoustics rarely bring (5) ___ the best in the music; the sports arenas where top-selling artists perform are, to put it politely, (6) ___ from ideal for anyone hoping to hear their idol’s best performance. But, let’s be honest, anyone who complains, (7) ___ chosen to buy a ticket to a boisterous live show, should keep their protests to (8) ___ . Leave live to the rest of us.

Live Is Life

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