【推荐3】Frey is on her way to the Pottery (陶器) Workshop in Shanghai. She willingly ______ the training courses of the workshop every Tuesday.

After five weeks of ______, she is eager to take home the first bowl she makes with her own hands as a (n) ______ souvenir. She’s enjoyed every minute at the workshop. She feels very comfortable in the workshop, which creates a ______ atmosphere like classroom in which people from different backgrounds gather ______ to create their works. As a foreigner, Frey has adopted pottery making to ______ her own ideas and thoughts. “The whole process of making a pottery piece may look rather ______ to a beginner, but I still keep on,” Frey says.

Sharing the same enthusiasm, Maggie Guo, a former clothes ______ and now a housewife is trying to complete her "pottery dream". “I ______ to study pottery when I applied to university many years ago, but I eventually got engaged in clothes design, which became my ______,” Guo says. Now, after years in that field, she still ______     learning pottery. She attends the workshop to finally realize the ______ she had put on the shelf for so many years. I am always surprised and happy to see the final works of my own, and it ______ me to learn the real meaning of being an artist.”

They both think more people should ______ into the world of pottery making to experience the ______ of creativity with simple materials.

【推荐1】A screen door (纱门) allows for an open view while at the same time affording a degree of privacy. _________, communication between parents and their child away at college should have openness in expressing viewpoints but, at the same time, it should demonstrate a respect for privacy. Staying in touch with each other is important because without _________, there is no connection and worry can take over. All involved should try to be _________ in listening to, understanding and dealing with special concerns or needs that arise whether they be from the student, parents or friends.

For the happy student adjusting well at school, calls to home can be infrequent. This is not necessarily a cause for parents to worry. While parents are naturally _________ about what their child is up to, the majority of students are busy getting _________ to their new home, making new friends and _________ to new schedules and activities. The fact is that without any ill intention on purpose, they can spend little time thinking about home and they may not appreciate the degree of their parents’ _________ curiosity.

For the student who is not adjusting well at school, calls to home will probably be made more _________. This circumstance can bring a _________ period for both parent and child. For the parents at home, it can be terribly __________ to sense their child is unhappy. It is difficult to judge how we should react to this challenge: as __________, we want to bring our children home to the safety of our nest; in our parent-teacher role, we want to __________ the ties and allow our child the opportunity to make it on his/her own.

For the student away at school, unhappiness can be lonely and frightening and in some cases, it can lead to depression and illness. There is a sense of __________ for some homesick students who fear that Mom and Dad will __________ their inability to cope with the new environment. This is especially true when the homesick one sees classmates adjusting somewhat effortlessly. No matter what the circumstances are that have created __________, communication between parent and child must remain open, honest and in balance.

【推荐3】Ask people to name the worlds tallest peak and anybody with general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact________and many will be not sure.

In 1975, Chinese surveyors________that Mount Qomolangma was 8848. 13 metres high. As________was improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radar and gravity measurement technologies were________to get more exact figures. Of course, surveyors still had to carry________to what is the world's rooftop.

In 2005 , a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as 8848. 13 metres, as they________the height to be 8844. 43 metres. Scaling Qomolangma is no________task. The average air temperature there is - 29℃ , even four degrees________than that in Antarctica. The snow there is 4—5 metres thick and hurricane-like________blow all the time. Team members are trained to________the extreme j conditions.

In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangma's height is a difficult task,________huge amounts of money and human resources. But it is worth the________. Qomolangma is the perfect________on observing crustalmovements. And changes of the peak's height can________whether the two plates are heading towards or away from each other.

Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That's________measuring the Qomolangma's height is so significant. If it is put to good use, it can benefit mankind.

【推荐1】Each school year, we welcome a new generation of students. Freshmen enter high school not ________ what to expect. They will soon learn that classes are harder, bathrooms are busier and grades seem to matter ________ than in middle school.

But freshman Adam Lin finds high school more ________ than middle school. “The________ are more flexible with what we do in class. The administration (管理) is not as ________ and we can decide what to wear.” said Lin.

Although Lin enjoys his freedom and flexible teachers, he ________ talking to his friends in P.E. class. “In high school, P.E. is an elective and no longer a(n) ________ class. I miss hanging with my friends in P.E. class ________ that was the time when I could relax,” stated Lin. “My classes can be hard sometimes and I wish I had more ________ time with my friends.”

Lin entered the school campus without a sense of ________. The campus was bigger than he had expected and classes were usually in the opposite direction of his previous class. “________ are too far away from class. If I’m walking across the campus to my next class and I decide to use the bathroom, I end up being ________,” said Lin. “I love the classes here, but it’ll take me some time to find my way around the ________.”

Coming into high school, freshmen carry many goals of what they hope to ________. At the end of high school, Lin hopes to graduate with excellent grades and ________ a university like Massachusetts Institute of Technology because of his love of engineering.

【推荐2】The sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat (汗水) was pouring off our backs and faces. We stood still without _______ any noise, all hot and tired. But everyone kept standing as straight as trees.

It was _______ most high schools give to new Senior One students—military training. We spent four days in a closed environment. _______ we couldn’t go home at night and the training was _______ and difficult, our humorous young drillmaster (教官) with a funny accent was a real _______ of our days. We laughed _______his jokes, sat in rows singing different songs and listened to him telling true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that _______ and sweat were not the only things that we received from military training.

After this journey, we were more _______ than we had imagined and we were much braver than we had expected. Girls who looked pale rested for a little while, then _______ came back to the team. Boys who were being punished ________ to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat flowed down our faces ________ we thought about how to shout ________ than other classes.

Military training (军训) taught us perseverance (坚持不懈) and determination. On the last day of our training, the confidence could be ________ in our faces. We shouted so loud that our ________ could be heard across the heavens. With eyes like burning torches (火炬), we walked into the future. Now the sun is ________ at all of us: