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语言朋友(57) You may be __1__ to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don't care as much about__2__ as you do. A recent survey among high school __3__ in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __4__ teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries.More than 7，000 teenagers were __5__ about their views on life and the world.South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks.They were __6__ by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent. “The different results show __7__ of cultural background，” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre.He explained that in the US there are many different __8__of beauty, so teens are more __9__to be confident about their appearance. US teenagers' high self confidence is displayed in the __10__.About 85 percent are happy with themselves.The percentage of selfconfident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent. What's __11__， US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent__12__ that “people should follow their own interests rather than __13__ of others”．This is much __14__ than South Korea's 69 percent, China's 49 and Japan's 48. Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society.Chinese and Koreans follow at second and__15__most dissatisfied. | 
