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Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Apple said Monday that it sold more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, the day the product was released across the country.
“It feels great 48 have the iPad launched into the world — it’s going to be 49 game changer,” said Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple, in a statement. “iPad owners, on average, downloaded more than three apps(applications) and close to one book within hours of unpacking 50 new iPad.”
The figure includes iPads 51 were pre-ordered and delivered to customers on Saturday as well 52 sales in Apple’s retail stores. By comparison, Apple sold 270,000 first-generation iPhones 53 the device went on sale in 2007.
In addition, iPad owners were hungry 54 apps and downloaded plenty over the weekend: Apple said that on Saturday, iPad owners downloaded more than a million applications from its app store 55 more than 250,000 electronic books.