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For questions 6 -20 complete the following article by writing each missing word in the correct space. Use only ONE word for each space. The example (0) is
given.
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music
For the past eight years, 0) many of the world’s leading classical musicians 6)...
gathered in Switzerland’s glitziest ski resorts to play, to teach and socialise.
7) ... this were all, it would be the ultimate classical music insiders’ club. But
the attraction of Verbier, 8) ... charm and relevance, is 9) ... it is also home for three weeks to 10) ... than 100 young musicians from 31 countries, starry-eyed about meeting the masters and getting a crash course at the highest possible
level. Conductors of the world’s top orchestra’s are 11) ... hand to get the young
muicians into shape, coaxing fine performances of 12) ... daunting challenges
as Mahler’s Third Symphony and Brahms’ First Symphony.
Verbier is the creation of the Swede, Martin Engstoem, 13) ... for many years
was a leading agent. He wanted to run his 14) ... festival and, 15) ... some of the best contacts in the business, it was 16) ... hard to find a Swiss ski resort looking for a summer boost, rich villa owners keen to open their houses to musical celebrities and stars used to 17) ... indulged. Engstroem is the most relaxed and charming of men, 18) ... in his way he is a dictator. The music heard at Verbier 19) ... to be to his classical taste with 20) a note of the contemporary.