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029
A
1. a)

2. b)

3. b) been a politician.

4. c) She likes people who are wild.

5. a) true

6. c) to build a successful international company.

B
1. She was only 19 years old when she arrived in New York City in 1978.

2. Madonna's surname is Madonna Ciccone

3. When she first arrived in New York, with two things did she know she wanted to be?
a) rich b) a star

4. Her family was an ordinary family.

5. Her hometown was called Pontiac and was in the state of Michigan.

6. She didn't have much money when she first arrived in New York.

7.  b) She worked in restaurants and bars.
     c) She sometimes didn't have enough money to buy food.
     e) She lived in some very bad areas of New York.

8. During this time, Madonna learnt to sing and play musical instruments.

9. She also had lessons writing music = false

10. In 1982, she was offered a recording contract after a record company heard her song Everybody.

11. This first song was very popular all over the US = False

031
1. New York is no place for someone with no money.
2. Madonna has always made sure that she is in control of her life.
3. This wasn't good enough for Madonna.
4. Soon she was writing and recording her own songs.
5. But the days of fast cars and and long hot days by the swimming pool don't last long.