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Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? To be        , a lot of people            great importance to becoming rich and famous. Most musicians often meet and            a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may give ____________ in pubs or clubs, for _______   they are paid in cash. However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play_______  on each other as well as play music, most of which was             loosely on “The Beatles”. And the Monkees’ performances were            enough to be copied by other groups. After a year or so, they started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Though the band    ____  up in about 1970, they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they           their former time as a real band.
The Olympic Games _________ the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two main sets of Olympic Games -- the Winter and the Summer Olympics. Both of them are held ______    four years on a            basis. Nowadays all countries can take part. But only athletes            have reached the agreed standard for their event will be ____________ as competitors. Women are not only allowed to join in the Olympics but play a very important role.