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On Oct.6^th, 2011, a piece of breaking news hit the world: Steve Jobs, the founder of the Apple Company,      (pass) away after years of battle against pancreatic cancer.I as well as many people     (be) sad at the news.We saw him make miracles again and again, and we hoped that he would always give us a surprise.We enjoy using an iPod to listen to music and we like to play games with     iPad.We love to communicate with our friends by iPhone.         seemed that Jobs always understood        we really wanted.So he could devote himself to his career by creating the amazing products constantly.But now he quietly left,  (leave) us a great pity.
U.S.President Barack Obama called Jobs a visionary    (lead) and one of the greatest U.S.innovators.He said in a statement, “Steve was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and        (gift) enough to do it.”
Steve Job’s family said in a statement, “Steve died      (peace) today surrounded by his family.We are grateful for the support and kindness of those     share our feelings for Steve.We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.