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Have you completed the vocabulary lesson? Now select the correct missing words:

1. I really want to visit Jamaica so I can listen to the local __________ music.
   • classical
   • reggae
   • choir
   reggae - a type of music that originated in the West Indies.
2. Michael Jackson's album Thriller features many __________ songs such as Beat It, Thriller and Billie Jean.
   • classic
   • instrumental
   • classical
   classic - having lasting very high quality.
3. __________ singers must have very strong voices and a good acting technique.
   • Choir
   • Orchestra
   • Opera
   opera - a dramatic play that is set to music and usually performed in a theatre.
4. My friend loves to sing karaoke but she always forgets the __________ to the songs!
   • choir
   • soundtrack
   • lyrics
   lyrics - the words in a song
5. We visited church for Thanksgiving in November. The __________ sang many beautiful hymns.
   • choir
   • symphony
   • instrumental
   choir - an organised group of singers that sing in public or in a church.
6. In the __________ musicians play many instruments including violins, flutes tubas and cellos.
   
   • orchestra
   • choir
   • classical
   orchestra - a large group of musicians who play various instruments and perform together.
7. Austrian Joseph Haydn composed many famous __________ for orchestras to perform.
   
   • lyrics
   • soundtracks
   • symphonies
   symphony- music in three or more parts that is performed by an orchestra.
8. I love Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn. In fact I enjoy all types of __________ music.
   • reggae
   • classical
   • opera
   classical - European music from the 18th and 19th centuries.
9. Jazz music often does not have any vocals. A lot of jazz music is __________.
   • instrumental
   • classical
   • orchestra
   instrumental - a song or piece of music performed with musical instruments, without a singer.
10. My Heart Will Go On, performed by Céline Dion, was written for the Titanic __________.
    • soundtrack
    • orchestra
    • choir
    soundtrack - the music that accompanies a movie or television series.