【推荐2】While traveling, there are chances that you stay at a hotel or a family member's house. But have you ever thought about staying in a stranger's _____ ?

This might sound _____ but it's actually a trend that is becoming popular around the world, including China.

Lodging rental companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to _____ . This website allows people to rent out their _____ rooms or apartments as an alternative to _____ in over 190 countries.

Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Cebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a _____ economy. Through the Internet, people share _____ such as cars, apartments and even their expertise (专门知识).

_____ post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the _____ and find their favourite places to stay. Users post their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.

A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his ______ for $ 22 per night through Airimb. This isn't a (n) ______ car. Powley takes out the car seats and changes the ______ to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.

But Airbnb does have some problems. Sometimes it is not as ______ as it looks like online. ______ , hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and it's a complete mess.

In China, Airbnb operates in eight cities including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major ______ in Airbnb users in the past year.

【推荐3】About 20 minutes away from River Campus, one might _______ sounds of magical flights at the mysterious Mushroom House of Powder Mills Park. The private houses,   _______ as the landmark of Town of Perinton, show off extraordinary architectural _______ with tree-like doors and wooden sculptures, treasure-filled mosaics, and naturalistic components in both inside and _______ .

This odd artistic _______ has gained the Mushroom House its own official website and widespread media _______ . Since the house's _______ , it has actively been covered by many media. Much like Disney's Pixie Hollow, the Mushroom House appears to be a collection of “found” parts. The _______ starts from the underground garage to the tunnel, a reminder of the University's tunnel system,   _______ the outer of the Mushroom House.

The ________ tops and inner branches of the Mushroom House are in good condition,   ________ to any old mushrooms found in a backyard. But the different types of glass, with their ________ shapes and materials, used to build walls of the Great Room and the master bathroom lend the inside a colorful personality. Though ________ , the curves（曲线）of the ceilings in all four mushrooms create acoustics（音响效果）that its website ________ that of Carnegie Hall in New York City. ________ builders Peter Strong and William Ashton, the four 80-ton Mushroom House were ________ from models on the ground. The outside Mushroom House was then ________ with works of art, including fashionable lighting and handmade bricks, hobbit-like doors, tree and ________ sculptures, sand-molded walls and ceilings, custom wood furniture, and iron railings.

These works of art were all designed and ________ by local artists. Though this seems like a dream, it ________ a sweet past.

【推荐2】I, a postman, married Kathy twenty-eight years ago. Our marriage life was filled with quarrels, swearing, throwing pots…—it was too much like ______. So I had an idea that our time as husband and ______ was about up but I didn’t expect it would ______ with a fight.

We were ______ at home one evening after tea, one at each end of the table. I was ______a book, and Kathy just sat there. ______ she said, “I do love you, Harry.” I was still in the book and said ______.

Then, “Harry, look at me.” My ______ came up, smiled and went down again to my reading. Maybe I was in the wrong, and should have said something, ______ the book was too good.

“I’m sure all that reading’s bad ______ your eyes,” she commented. I went on reading, not looking up. She added, “My dad used to say that only fools read books.”

The words ______ me and I couldn’t resist replying, “He only said that because he didn’t know how to read. He was ______.”

Kathy never read books. She hated ______ like poison. She sneered(冷笑), “No need to be jealous of you. We’ve got more sense, and too much to do.”

Then I was upset, but in a ______ way, “Let me read, anyway, won’t you? It’s an interesting book, and I’m tired.”

She ______ out loud, “Tired? You ought to do some real work for a change instead of ______the streets with that stupid post-bag.” She snatched the book out of my ______ and screamed, “Nothing but books, books, books,” throwing the book into the fire.

This really ______ me, so I slapped(掌掴) her across the face, not very hard but I did.

One day, a month after ______ the book, I came back from work and found a note waiting for me, “I am going away and not coming back.”

We ______ six years after we married.

【推荐3】When my mother passed away a few years ago, my father was left alone in the large house they had _______ for 50 years. Without her to watch out for him, he was _______ about who would find him and _______ if something happened.

My sister and I live in other states, so we _______ the idea that Dad could send us a(n)_______every morning when he awoke. Thus was _______ the Morning Report.

He’s usually up at the break of dawn, and his half a dozen or so sentences are _______ in my inbox when I_______, although there is a two-hour time difference. _______ there’s no email, I call him, or my sister does, to make sure everything is ________. The reports have become more than a daily ________, though: They’re a diary of sorts, a planning tool, a catalyst (催化剂) for more extended conversation, and a source of insight into his life.

________ them, Dad tells us about his daily life. He might be heading to the store for bananas, going to his exercise class, or having lunch with friends.

Each e-mail ________ with “All my love, Dad.” When my mother was ________, that emotion was normally ________ for her. Now that she is gone, he shares those feelings and his experiences with us. For me, what started as a ________ security measure has led to a deeper________.

I’m ________ my father is still able to manage hiscomputer and the Internet. I know the day will comewhen he’ll no longer be able to ________the reports, and we’ll have to find other ways to stay in touch. Butuntil then they are our way of knowing that another________day has begun.

【推荐1】For the past three years, I have been working full-time, attending school, and raising a family. To say I am tired is an understatement (保守的陈述）.

My teenage daughter _______to run a 5K this Saturday morning. When we arrived at the start, it occurred to me that I should run with her, _______I believed that I couldn't do it. In fact, I wasn't _______active at all during the last three years. I was not_______for it, nor did I have the proper nutrition and diet. Despite these _______, I found myself _________for the race. “I'll just walk it,” I reasoned to myself.

Standing in a crowd of people in _______clothes, I heard the gun _______to signify the start of the race. Everyone else was running, so I ran too. The sea of runners _______over a hill, and I was left with only one other woman. It wasn't long before I began to ________, and the other woman did the ________. I could tell she was much ________ than me. Then she began to run again. I couldn't let her________me, so I began to run too. We continued this series of running and walking, and ________I got ahead of her. Then I kept running and walking until I ________a group of women running with a small child, my daughter's pregnant teacher, one of my daughter's ________and then I did the same with her another classmate. I managed to ________the finish line finally.

Sometimes, life teaches us a lesson when we least ________it. Through the race, I ________it out that I can complete what seems ________ for me.

【推荐2】Pharez, a former student of mine, is now a teacher at my high school. She walked by me in the _________ this afternoon and said with a smile, “Ms. Harris, I know you love our word of the week—integrity(诚实正直). I heard it on the announcements this morning and I _________ thought of you.” I replied, “Thank you Pharez, that _________ my day.” She went on to say, “I always _________ you talking to us about integrity and _________ and how important they were.” I _________ her again and she _________ down the hallway.

As I reflect on this _________, it brings a smile to my face. Of the many _________ that she could associate with me, the fact that she associated the word “integrity” is important __________ of my influence as an educator. I believe that she __________ the idea of honesty and moral character with me because of the example I have __________ with my life.

It __________ to mind a popular quote---“Let us not grow tired in doing __________, for at the right time we will gain a harvest, if we do not give up.” I am __________ for the reminder today — when it seems that no one is ________ it, the important values are being caught and __________ if I just keep “doing the right thing”. As a teacher, I know in __________ you cannot see the __________ of a day’s work. It is __________ and remains so, maybe for twenty years.