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# English C-Test C1: The economics of streaming

An English C-Test at C1 level: academic style, abstract nouns and less common words.

Last checked: 31 October 2026

25 gaps: 9 on grammar, 16 on vocabulary. Complete the second half of each word, then check; every answer with its explanation is under the text.

## The economics of streaming

C1

Within little more than a decade, streaming has replaced the purchase of records and downloads as the main source of income in the recorded music industry. Subscribers n___ longer acq___ individual alb___ but p___ a monthly f___ for acc___ to a___ almost unli___ catalogue. Mo___ services po___ these fe___ and distr___ them acco___ to ea___ artist's share o___ total str___, so a sin___ play gene___ only a frac___ of a ce___. Critics ar___ that th___ arrangement bene___ a small num___ of glo___ stars. Proposals for a user-centric model, in which each subscription is shared only among the artists that the subscriber actually plays, have therefore attracted considerable attention.

### Answers and explanations: The economics of streaming

1. no Grammar
   "no longer" = not any more.
2. acquire Vocabulary
   "acquire" = obtain, buy.
3. albums Vocabulary
   "albums" = collections of songs released together.
4. pay Grammar
   "pay": second verb after "but"; the subject is still "subscribers" (plural, no -s).
5. fee Vocabulary
   "a monthly fee" = a sum paid every month.
6. access Vocabulary
   "access to" = the right to use.
7. an Grammar
   "an", not "a", because "almost" starts with a vowel sound.
8. unlimited Vocabulary
   "unlimited" = without limits.
9. Most Grammar
   "Most services" (no "the").
10. pool Vocabulary
    "pool" = put together in one fund (a verb here).
11. fees Vocabulary
    "fees" = payments (plural).
12. distribute Vocabulary
    "distribute" = share out.
13. according Grammar
    "according to" = in proportion to.
14. each Grammar
    "each" + singular noun: every single artist.
15. of Grammar
    "share of total streams".
16. streams Vocabulary
    "streams" = plays of a track.
17. single Vocabulary
    "a single play" = just one play.
18. generates Vocabulary
    "generate" = produce; third person -s, the subject is "a single play".
19. fraction Vocabulary
    "a fraction of a cent" = a small part of one cent.
20. cent Vocabulary
    "cent" = one hundredth of a euro or dollar.
21. argue Vocabulary
    "argue that" = claim with reasons.
22. this Grammar
    "this arrangement" points back to the model just described; "that" is also possible.
    Also correct: that
23. benefits Vocabulary
    "benefit" = be good for; third person -s.
24. number Grammar
    "a small number of" + plural countable noun.
25. global Vocabulary
    "global stars" = artists famous all over the world.

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- At C1 the gaps are often nominalisations and fixed phrases; read on until the meaning is clear.
- Only the exact word counts here: two letters swapped is marked wrong. So practise the spelling too.
- If you stay under 15 gaps here, practise B2 texts first; that is where most points are.

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