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Fill in the blanks with simple present tense you have learnt to complete the article below:

A TALE OF GINGER BOY

Have you ever ________ (1.wonder) how Ed Sheeran’s life story? Do you ______ (2. know) he used
to be a victim of bullying? Let’s learn how Ed Sheeran _________ (3. overcome) his inner battles,
insecurity and shame, to becoming an award-winning singer.

As everyone _____ (4. know), the English singer is loved by young and old across the

globes. The singer is born in February 1991 in Halifax, England. He ____ (5.have) one older brother
and his parents’ _____ (6. run) an art consultancy. Ed Sheeran is often bullied for his stutter and
oversized glasses. He ____ (7. have) a surgery that ____ (8. go) wrong and he ____ (9. get) a lazy eye
and severe speech problems as the result. His mouth will freeze and unable to say anything whenever
he _____ (10. try) to speak. His speech therapy is not helping him and he _____ (11. fear) he will
have to spend his life like that. However, he _____ (12. enjoy) singing and making music. His dad
_______ (13. buy) him Eminem’s record and he is amazed by the singer. He _____ (14.feel) inspired
and ______ (15. begin) to write his own music and his stutter is cured.

In an interview, Ed ______ (16.share) the road _____ (17.be) not easy. He ______ (18.
refuse) to give up. Jamie Foxx is impressed by him and helped him a lot. Ed _____ (19. hit) #2 on
iTunes and is invited to work with Atlantic Records. They ______ (20. help) him in creating his label
debut studio album “+”. It _____ (21. sell) over 102,000 copies. He collaborates with many big names
such as One Direction and Taylor Swift. In 2016, he _____ (22.snatch) Best Song of The Year in
Grammay Award.

His life story is one of the most inspiring tales that can bring some hopes and lights to
us. Ed _____ (23.like) to remember the fact that one of the coolest schoolmates ______ (24.end) up
being his plumber. He ______ (25. believe) in being true to yourself instead of following the crowd.
We ______ (26. need) to embrace our uniqueness.

“When the world’s against me is when I really come alive”

(Modified from:
https://www.goalcast.com/2018/01/09/ed-sheeran-life-story-2/)

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