Read the text and choose the right options.
people listen (1) music (2) various reasons. some people use
music in order to (3) relaxation. others use music as a (4) _of
energy. music is (5) in cars in homes, at shopping malls, and at
dentists' offices, among many (6) places around the world. some-
times, a song gets into your (7) and you find yourself humming a
tune all day long and then you realise you heard 2 seconds of that song
on your radio alarm that morning. this is the (8) behind muzak. in
1922, general george squier (9) muzak. he realized that people
work (10) when they listen to specific kinds of music. as a result,
the bbc began to (11) music in factories during world war ii in order
to awaken tired workers. careful programming of muzak has proved to
increase productivity at workplaces, increase sales at supermarkets, and
even (12) potential shoplifting at department stores.
1. a) for
b) to
c) -
d) by
2. a) by
b) over
c) for
d) from
a) increase b) lessen c) better
d) decrease
4. a) way
b) shape c) form
d) lane
a) listened b) appreciated c) memorized d) heard
6. a) some b) others c) another d) other
7. a) brain
b) ear
c) head
d) mouth
8. a) opinion b) thought c) idea
d) wish
9. a) discovered b) made
c) invented d) founded
10. a) hard
b) more
c) hardly
d) harder
11. a) give
b) broadcast c) show
d) present
12. a) dissuade b) persuade c) provoke d) help
