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1. Exercise I : Complete the following biography, using the verbs in PAST TENSE.

Michael Joseph Jackson was (be) born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but ___ (be) forced (force) to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's mother Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse). Together, they ______ (prod) their growing family's musical interests at home. By the early 1960s, the older boys Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had ____ (begin) performing around the city; by 1964, Michael and Marlon had ____ (join) in.
A musical prodigy, Michael's singing and dancing talents _____ (be) amazingly mature, and he soon _______ (became) the dominant voice and focus of the Jackson. An opening act for such soul groups as the O-Jays and James Brown, it ____ (be) Gladys Knight (not Diana Ross) who officially _____ (bring) the group to Berry Gordy's attention.
In the 1990s, the downside as an 1980s pop phenomenon ______ (begin) to rear itself. Michael ____ (grow) terribly child-like and introverted by his peerless celebrity. A rather timorous, androgynous figure to begin with, his physical appearance _____ (begin) to change drastically, and his behavior _____ (grow) alarmingly bizarre, making him a consistent target for scandal-making, despite his numerous charitable acts.
Michael Jackson _____ (die) on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. His passion and artistry as a singer, dancer, writer and businessman ____ (be) unparalleled, and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his troubled adult life.

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