As a general rule, a band may start as a group of high-school students     1     (share) the same interest in music. They may first practise their music in someone’s house. And then the musicians may get the chance to give     2     (perform) in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid     3     cash. As time goes by, they gradually become known to the audience and some even make records!

The Monkees,     4    , started in a different way. Of     5     (it) four members, only one was good enough and the other three just pretended     6     (sing) during the broadcasts. To be honest, it couldn’t     7     (call) a real band in the beginning. Anyhow, they succeeded and became so popular     8     their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them.     9     (fortunate), the Monkees broke up about 1970. But they reunited in the mid-1980s and produced a new record in 1996,     10     was to celebrate their former happy time.

Talent shows are getting     1     (increase) popular among China’s national and local TV programs nowadays. They help some ordinary people with performance talent realize their dreams. Some of them even can become stars overnight. Even if they could not become famous, the whole progress can also     2     (rich) their life experience, which can make their life more colorful.

What’s more,     3     people’s life getting better and better, more and more people are not     4     (satisfy) by only material conditions. They are seeking for spiritual and     5     (culture) activities. At this time talent show programs catch their attention and bring them pleasure and fun.

However, every coin has two     6     (side). Though talent show programs truly bring us lots of pleasure, they have caused many negative effects, especially on     7     youth. For example, many students have spent too much time and money     8     (watch) various programs,     9     affects their studies seriously. What’s more, the programs give them illusion that everyone can be famous overnight.

All in all, we cannot live without amusement. As long as the talent shows could entertain and inspire     10     (we), there is great sense to encourage them.

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans     1     (make) videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers     2     12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir     3     (become) a worldwide phenomenon.

9 . It’s a dream come true for many fans to get a close view of their favorite stars and take pictures with them.     1    However, sometimes their enthusiasm can cause troubles for others.

At Hong Kong International Airport on Dec 15, three young Chinese people boarded a Korean Aircraft.     2    

The three people – two from the Chinese mainland and one from Hong Kong – were fans of Wanna One, a Korean pop band, who were on the same flight. However, immediately after taking pictures with their idols (偶像), the fans asked to get a repayment and got off the plane.     3       They had to go through security checks again, which delayed the flight by over an hour.

According to the flight regulations, all passengers need to get off and go through security checks once again even if only one passenger gets off the plane before takeoff.     4    

Cases of crazy fans buying flight tickets just to follow and get a close view of their idols are common nowadays, reported CGTN. A series of rules were issued in July in order to stop crazy fans from disturbing public security at the airport.

“    5    However, it shouldn’t go too far and hurt the public interest. To obey public rules is the best way to follow idols,” commented People’s Daily.