Nowadays, travelling has become a hot topic among people. Some can hardly wait to have a glimpse of beautiful nature. However, others adopt different/negative attitudes towards it. People who prefer travelling have their reasons. They argue that travelling can help them widen their knowledge and broaden their horizon as well. The farther you go, the more you will learn about different politics, economics, customs as well as geography. Only in this way can we keep pace with the society. Nevertheless, those who dislike travelling insist that travelling means a considerable amount of money and energy. Consequently, no matter how fascinating travelling is, they are determined to give up finally. In common practice, I have a preference for the former viewpoint. Travelling does more good than harm. Finance and health permitting, you might as well do some travelling every once in a while.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a b_______ as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people _______a concert, at _____________everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and p__________ you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to _______ (become) rich and famous. But just how do people form a band?　　

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Many musicians meet and f_______ a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start ______a group of high-school students, for ________ practising their music in someone's house ________(be)the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to ____________(passer-by)in the street or subway so that they can e_____ some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give p___________ in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ______cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become m______________!　　

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However, there was one band that started _______a different way. It was called the Monkees and began ______a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes _______each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely ______the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act ___ ______ _____sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, _______they could only find one who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.

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Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs ________(write) by other musicians. However, after a year _____ ______in which they became more serious ________their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs _______a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and __________(play) their own music. In the USA they became even more popular ________the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke_______ about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996,________ which they celebrated their former time as a real band.

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说实话，我喜欢音乐：摇滚乐，爵士乐。而且我总是梦想当一名音乐家。我想象着有一天我成了一名歌手站在舞台上表演，有歌迷为我鼓掌，而且一个默默无闻的我居然一夜成名。如果梦想成真，我会赚很多的钱，而且获得很高的声誉。以后，我会变成一位演员，一位名演员。

事实上，想成为歌手或音乐家，我必须有音乐天赋或创作歌曲的能力。但是尤其重要的是我必须有柔和或低沉的嗓子。问题就在这里，不然的话，我就不会站在这里，向过路人开玩笑，并且靠乞讨为生。

To be honest, I like music, rock’n’roll, jazz, especially pop songs and I am always dreaming of being a musician. I imagine that some day I would become a singer, standing on the stage, and performing with the fans clapping, and an unknown one hit the world overnight. If the dream really comes true, I will earn a lot of money, and get great reputation. Afterwards, I will be an actor, a famous actor. As a matter of fact, to be a singer or musician,

I should have a talent for music or have the ability to compose a song. But above all, I should have a soft or deep voice. That is the problem. Or else, I won’t stand here, play jokes with the passers-by and beg money for my life.