The Return of the Record
B2 First · Open Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise
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.
Not long (0) ___ , most people thought vinyl records had disappeared for ever. In the 1990s and 2000s they were replaced first by CDs and then by digital music, (1) ___ could be listened to anywhere. Today, however, record sales are rising again. (2) ___ surprises many people is that a lot of buyers are under thirty. Many of these young buyers grew (3) ___ listening to music on their phones, but they say they like owning something real (4) ___ of just a file on a phone. Others say that listening to a whole album from beginning (5) ___ end, without skipping, is much more relaxing (6) ___ jumping from one song to the next. Records are not cheap, though. A new album can cost (7) ___ much as thirty euros, and a good record player is even more expensive. Second-hand shops have also benefited from the trend, as music fans search for old records, some (8) ___ which are now worth a surprising amount of money. It seems that, for many people, the old way of listening is still the best.
The Return of the Record
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