Never Too Old to Play

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

raise

lift

rise

height

make

take

bring

set

making

doing

having

getting

fastly

quickly

hurriedly

speedy

in

at

by

on

release

loosen

untie

unwind

which

where

when

whose

turn

grow

get

become

Many adults (0) ___ not having learned a musical instrument as children. The good news is that it is never too late to start, and music teachers report a sharp (1) ___ in the number of students over forty. Adult beginners have some clear advantages. They usually (2) ___ up the piano because they really want to, not because their parents have made them. They are also better at understanding theory and (3) ___ sense of written music. On the other hand, adults tend to be harder on themselves and can become frustrated if they don't make progress (4) ___ . Teachers advise setting realistic goals, such as learning one simple piece a month, and practising (5) ___ a regular basis rather than for hours at weekends. Many adult learners say that playing helps them (6) ___ after a stressful day at work. Some go on to join amateur orchestras or bands, (7) ___ they make new friends. As one sixty-year-old pianist put it, 'I'm not trying to (8) ___ a star. I just love making music.'

Never Too Old to Play

apologise

regret

miss

mourn

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