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Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word
answers on the answer sheet. There is one EXTRA word.
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Much of the music we (26) fiato today is a mixture of styles from various countries and time
periods. A lot of music has roots in older traditional songs heard in many different (27)
world. Traditional or folk music is collected over decades. Younger generations learn these songs from their
elders through practice and repetition. Many people fear that traditional and older types of music are (28)
disappearing, partly because they are less likely to be written down or recorded. Also, younger
generations may not find such music very appealing, so once (29) generations pass away, the music
may die out with them. Whole genres of music may go extinct. Nowadays, people are making (30)
preserve music in its many forms. Some researchers create field recordings to capture live performances,
others try to write out the music so that it can be studied and played by modem musicians.
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