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Unit5Unit5MusicReadingTHEBANDTHATWASNTHaveyoueverwantedtobepartofabandasafamoussingerormusician??Haveyoueverdreamedofplayinginfrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert,atwhicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusic??DoyousingkaraokeandpretendyouareafamoussingerlikeSongZuyingorLinHuan?OK?Tobehonest,alotofpeopleattachgreatimportancetobecomingrichandfamous.Butjusthowdopeopleformaband??Manymusiciansmeetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusic.Theymaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudents,forwhompracticingtheirmusicinsomeoneshouseisthefirststeptofame.Sometimestheymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.Latertheymaygiveperformancesinpubsorclubs,forwhichtheyarepaidincash.Ofcoursetheyhopetomakerecordsinastudioandsellmillionsofcopiestobecomemillionaires!However,therewasonebandhatstartedinadifferentway.ItwascalledtheMonkeesandbeganasaTVshow.Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic,mostofwhichwasbasedlooselyontheBeatles.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.Theyputanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforrockmusicians,buttheycouldonlyfindonewhowasgoodenough.Theyhadtouseactorsfortheotherthreemembersoftheband.Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough,theyhadtorelyonothermusicianstohelpthem.Soduringthebroadcaststheyjustpretendedtosing.Anyhowtheirperformanceswerehumorousenoughtobecopiedbyclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.EachweekonTV,theMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongswrittenbyothermusicians.However,afterayearorsoinwhichtheybecamemoreseriousabouttheirwork,theMonkeesstartedtoplayandsingtheirownsongslikearealband.Thentheyproducedtheirownrecordsandstartedtouringandplaytheirownmusic.IntheUSAtheybecameevenmorepopularthantheBeatlesandsoldevenmorerecords.Thebandbrokeupabout1970,buthappilythereunitedinthemid-1980s.197080theyproducedanewrecordin1996,withwhichtheycelebratedtheirformertimeasarealband.1996()1.dreamof/about2.ataconcert3.tobehonest4.attachv.attachto.attachimportance/value/significance/weightto///(to)beattachedto...,;,5.formthehabitofdoingsth.6.giveperformances7.bepaidincash8.earnv.earnextramoneyearn/makea/oneslivingmake/earnmoney9.relyon/upon=dependon/uponrelyonsb.doingsth.=relyontodosth./relyonitthatreliable(adj.)10.duringthebroadcastslivetelevisionbroadcast,11.befamiliartoget/befamiliarwith=haveagoodknowledgeof,,12.inaddition=whatsmoreinadditionto=besides13.breakup;;(),;,,,;breakdown;;;()breakinbreakintobreakout()breakoff;breakaway14.playjokeson=playajokeonmakefunoflaughat15.ayearorso16.goaway,(with)17.mixup(,,)18.sortout;;;()sortintoallsortsof19.inbriefinshorttobebriefbriefly(adv.)20.devotion(n.)devoted(adj.)devote(v.)devoteoneselftobedevotedtodevoteto/21.afterwardsforward(s)backward(s)22.assoonas23.beconfidentabout/of/in24.onabrieftour25.wentwrong.25.besensitiveto26.comeupwith,()27.stickto()toinsiston()28.aboveallfirstofall29.pretendpretendtobe+adj./n.pretendtodopretendtobedoingpretendtohavedonepretendthat()1.Sometimestheymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetfamiliarwiththem.Sothatsothat()+which/whom,+whom;+whichEg:(1)ThegirlwhomIborrowedthebikefromismyfriend.(2)ThegirlfromwhomIborrowedthebikeismyfriend.(3)HowisthefilmaboutwhichIoftentalkedtoyou?(4)IsthistheroominwhichMr.Smithlives?(1)Thisisthebagwhichheislookingfor.(2)Theoldladywhomsheislookingafterisherteacher.UsingLanguageListening,readingandspeakingFREDDYTHEFROGNotlongafterFreddyandthebandbecamefamous,theyvisitedBritainonabrieftour.Fansshowedtheirdevotionbywaitingforhourstogetticketsfortheirconcerts.Freddywasnowquiteconfidentwhenhewentintoaconcerthall.Heenjoyedsingingandallthecongratulationsafterwards!HismostexcitinginvitationwastoperformonaTVprogrammecalledTopofPops.HehadtogotoLondon,wearanexpensivesuitandgiveaperformancetoaTVcamera.Itfeltverystrange.Butassoonastheprogrammewasover,thetelephoneswhichwereinthesameroomstartedringing.EverybodywasaskingwhentheycouldseeFreddyandhisbandagain.Theyweretrulystars.,,,!,,,,,Thenthingswentwrong.Freddyandhisbandcouldnotgooutanywherewithoutbeingfollowed.Evenwhentheyworesunglassesorbeardspeoplerecognizedthem.Fansfoundthemevenwhentheywentintotoilet.Theytriedtohideinthereadingroomsoflibraries,butitwasuseless.Someonewasalwaysthere!Theirpersonallifewasregularlydiscussedbypeoplewhodidnotknowthembuttalkedasiftheyclosefriends.Atlastfeelingveryupsetandsensitive,Freddyandhisbandrealizedthattheymustleavethecountrybeforeitbecametoopainfulforthem.SotheyleftBritain,towhichtheywerenevertoreturn,andwentbacktothelake.,!