— I like them very much.

A: Hi, Tom. I'm starting a band. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 

B: Sure, John. I'd love to be in a band.

A: OK, good! {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 

B: I don't want to play an instrument. I think I can sing. I like music that has great lyrics.

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B: Well, there's Dave. He plays the piano. But he prefers quiet music.

A: What about Henry? He plays the guitar, doesn't he?

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A: That's OK. We can play loud music and quiet music.

B: What kind of music do you like, John?

A: Oh, I like music that I can dance to. But there's just one problem for our band.

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A: I can't sing well.

    How much do you like music? How do you listen to music? Over 3,000 teenage music lovers across the country took the survey. The results show that music has become {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very important part of teenagers' life. About 37.5% of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (teenage) listen to music every day. They listen to music {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they are playing computers, doing homework, studying or on the way {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and from school.

    What kind of music is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (popular) among the teenagers in China? The survey says pop (33%) and R&B (29%). But this doesn't mean teenagers don't like other kinds of music. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} fact, they like all kinds {#blank#}7{#/blank#} music: hip hop, country, jazz, classical music, rock music and so on. Although many teenagers may follow mainstream choices, some still prefer {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) own tastes.

    Where do teenagers get to know the songs? According to the survey, TV and films have the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strong) influence on the choices of music (45%). Friends also have a say. Twenty- two percent of the students say they listen to their friends when picking up what to listen to. Radio comes {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (three) on the list.

    My father was a self-taught mandolin(曼陀林琴) player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music. but if he heard a tune(曲子) a few times, he could play it, When he was young, he was a 2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.

    At home Dad often took out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along.3 played the mandolin like my father. He could 4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin, He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his 5 in his ability to play so well for his family.

    But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to 7 the family. Unluckily, he had an 8 one day and lost one finger, He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. 11, he agreed and said, "Okay, but remember, 1 can't hold down on the strings(琴弦) the way I 12 to."

    When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13 ， happy time in our lives. Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give to 15 others, he would, especially his family. He was always there. sacrificing(牺牲) his time to see that his family had enough in their lives.

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