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Jean- Claude van Damme is a famous film actor. When he (1 be) a child, he (2 take) ballet lessons, (3 win) different ballet competitions. Then a Paris ballet company (4 give) him a job as a dancer, but he (5 decide) he (6 want) (7 work) in films, so he (8 take, not) the job. Instead, he (9 go) to the USA. In 1981 he (10 travel) to Hollywood. He (11 have) English lessons and (12 work) for a pizza house. That was how he (13 make) money. One night he (14 meet) a film producer outside the restaurant. "Hello, I (15 be) Jean-Claude van Damme," he (16 say). "I (17 be) an actor soon." The producer (18 believe, not) him then. And he (19 be) wrong. Now there are few people in the world who (20 know not) this talented actor.
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2 = took
3 = won.
4 = gave
5 = decided
6 = want
7 = work
8 = didn't take
9 = went
10 = travels
11 = had
12 = worked
13 = made
14 = met
15 = am
16 = said
17 = will be
18 = didn't
19 = was
20 = doesn't know