Task: Complete the passage with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

YouTube video saved the radio star

A homeless man who has __lived_____ (live) on the streets of Cleveland, USA for years, has ________ (shoot) to fame, after a clip of his mellifluous radio voice went viral on the Internet. Ted Williams was filmed by a local cameraman, holding a cardboard sign that read: “I’m an ex-radio announcer who has __________ (fall) on hard times”. Williams is seen in the video asking for money in exchange for a quick blast of his “God-given voice”. Now that the video has __________ (have) millions of hits on YouTube, Williams, has ____________ (become) an overnight sensation.

He has____________ (spend) today appearing on talk shows across America, sporting a new haircut and a smarter appearance than on the clip that made him famous.

Since his story broke, he has ______________ (receive) numerous job offers from big broadcasting names including ESPN, MTV, ABC, CBS and CNN and The Cleveland Cavaliers.

Williams has ____________ (be) on the streets for years and has ___________ (struggle) with drug and alcohol addiction for years.

The story of the “homeless man with the golden pipes” has __________ (lift) the spirits of a recession-hit nation in the week that it has ______________ (return) to work after the Christmas holidays. However, the instant hero has______________ (attract) so much attention that reporters have_____________(start) digging into his background and they have ______________ (discover) that Williams has _________________ (struggle) with drug and alcohol addiction for years and has _________________ (press) the self-destruct button previously in his life. Asked if the media storm around him may cause him to relapse into addiction, he said, “I’m going to meetings and I have____________ (call) my sponsor.”

Accusations have also ________________ (surface) that Williams acted as a pimp during his years on the streets. In response, Williams said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover – everyone has their own little story. I’m just so thankful. God has______________ (bless) me deeply. I’m getting a second chance. Amazing.”