原文作者：佚名

　“i couldn’t survive without music,” says fifteen-year-old steve. in the morning, steve wakes up 1 his favorite radio station. he listens to rock on the radio while he eats breakfast. he puts on his ipod 2 he leaves the house and listens to tapes on the bus to 3 .
 　　“last week i put my headphones on in the maths class,” 4 steve. “the teacher was really angry. she 5 my headphones away and i couldn’t use them for a week. it was 6 .”at home steve does his homework to music—loud music.
 　　“my mother 7 shouts ‘turn it down!’ ” says steve, “she can’t 8 how i work 9 music on, but music 10 me concentrate.” steve would like to make music himself. “i’m learning to play the guitar. 11 , it doesn’t sound too good at the 12 . but i’m going to keep practising!”
 　　for teenagers 13 steve, music is a very important part of life. music is 14 ; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. fast, 15 music is full of energy; it helps people 16 their problems and have 17 . music talks about love, freedom and imagination. there are always new songs and new styles.
 　　18 steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems. “steve is a sensible boy,” she says. “i don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock. but i 19 worry about his hearing with all that loud music. and it 20 me crazy!”[论文网]
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