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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? Muzak(背景音乐). This kind of music is1.s_______ to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to2.r_______ you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

Quiet3.b________ music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But later we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will4.p_______know the names of many of the songs. Some 5.m_______ or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are6.c_______ as Muzak. Why? They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less7.l_______ when they are in an airport or a hotel. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the8.p_______ sound of Muzak in the background.

However, some people don't like Muzak. They say it's9.b______ to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak10.i_______ everyone.

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