根据首字母或释义填空。

1. They started to play their own i______ and write their own songs like a real band.

2. The band b______ up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s.

3. He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a p______ to a TV camera.

4. Nearly everyone knows the famous s______ "He who does not reach the Great Wall is

   not a true man".

5. Once you have made up your mind, you must s______ to it.

6. Beethoven once said he had never thought of writing for ______(名誉).

7. While learning, we should not only master some knowledge, but also improve our

   ______(能力).

8. It's still u______ whether he will come or not.