I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage

Every year, thousands of people (1) ____ to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists (2) ___ all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for (3) ___ biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dances from (4) ____ in the morning until late at night. You can even (5) ___ artists painting pictures on the streets!

Tens of thousands of (6) ____ come to the Festival to see new films and plays and to hear music (7) ____ by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from (8) ____ than forty countries.

The tickets for these (9) ____ are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite stars in Edinburgh (10)____ it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer.