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    As a general rule, a band may start as a group of high-school students ____ (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 ____ (perform) in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ____ cash. As time goes by, they gradually become known to the audience and some even make records!
    The Monkees,____ started in a different way. Of ____ (it) four members, only one was good enough and the other three just pretended ____ (sing) during the broadcasts. To be honest, it couldn't ____ (call) a real band in the beginning. Anyhow, they succeeded and became so popular ____ their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. ____(fortunate), the Monkees broke up about 1970. But they reunited in the mid-1980s and produced a new record in 1996, ____ was to celebrate their former happy time.