閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容 (1個(gè)單詞) 或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Paul Frederic Simon is a famous musician, singer and songwriter. He was born ___1.___October 13, 1941 in the USA. It's been more than half a century since he wrote his famous song The Sound of silence with his partner Art Garfunkel. They also adapted the old English folk song Scarborough Fair,___ 2.__is still popular all over the world now.

Recently Paul Simon released his latest album Stranger to Stranger and received excellent reviews. And Wristband, which is one of the __3._(song) from the album, is often played on college radio.

___4.__, Simon is ready to hang up his guitar and stop ___5.___(make) music. “Show business doesn’t hold any interest for me,” said the 74-year-old man.

Simon is planning __6._(begin) a month-long tour of Europe on October 17, shortly after his 75th birthday. After that, he’s going to travel for a year, perhaps with his wife. “It’s 7. act of courage to let go,” said Simon. “I am going to see 8. will happen if I let go. Then I’m going to see who I am.”

If he does quit music, Simon____9.___(bring) a great career to a close, which has spanned sixty years. He has won more than a dozen Grammys and produced a lot of ____10.__ (amaze) songs. Paul Fredric Simon has been named by Time Magazine one of the “100 People Who Shaped the World”.

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B.They can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process.

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