Complete the text with the correct form of the word in brackets. Write your answer in the numbered
box.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
There is a new sound to be heard on the grassy slopes of (1 centre) ……………………. Europe. Early in the
morning inhabitants of the sparsely (2 population) ……………………. agricultural regions of Austria and Southern
Germany wake up to (3 romance) ……………………. melodies being played to cows. The farmers who use both
live and (4 record) …………………. music to calm the cattle emphasise the (5 important) …………………. of keeping
these sensitive animals free from stress. They claim that the music (6 bright) ……………………. up the animals’
day by allowing them to relax. This (7 significant) ……………. increases milk (8 produce) ……………. and helps the
cows give milk much more easily. To their (9 astonish) ……………………., farmers have also found that the quality
of milk is better. Now they are experimenting to see how (10 value) ……………………. music is in getting other
farm animals to become more productive.