【推荐2】Do you prefer being a movie star or joining the army if you graduate from a renowned film academy? While many people may choose the former, Shang Lin, 22, _________ the latter — from a cute girl taking selfies with her mobile phone to a soldier _________ with a rifle (步枪) — showing one life choice of China’s Generation Z.

Shang graduated from the Beijing Film Academy last year. She then _________ the civil servant examination in Beijing and was eventually employed to work in a government office. Two months later, however, she quit to _________ the People’s Liberation Army. “Young people should always do something _________, so I chose to be a soldier in my youth,” Shang said proudly. To join the army, her biggest _________ as a thin person was that her body fat rate didn’t reach the standard. She _________ her body by exercising, finally _________ 10 kg to her weight in a short period of time.

On the training ground, her every _________ is done in a standard way. __________ and determined, the short-haired Shang and the previous long hair beauty are like two totally different people. Now she can __________ a tough environment and __________ training with courage. “Born in the best of times, females should not be defined. We need to boldly __________ our comfort zone,” said Shang.

Shang’s story has __________ more than 260 million views on the social media platform Sina Weibo. “A beautiful young film academy graduate chose to be a soldier than being in __________ business,” one netizen commented. “Quite admirable.”

【推荐3】When Holly Ford walked past a long disused phone box on the outskirts (郊区) of her home village, an idea began to form which _______ her love of baking with a new use for the box, which at that point was _______ by almost everyone.

“It’s been amazing how much support we had,” said Holly, who got_______ from the community council to use the call box. Others have _______ the ‘‘Adopt A Kisosk” scheme (方案) run by British Telecom where it is possible to buy a phone box for as little as £1 and _______it to new uses.

“Nobody told us it wouldn’t work, but a few locals did think that people would just_______ themselves to cakes without paying”

These _______ proved to be wholly unfounded. The honesty box has always been used correctly by customers, with the box remaining entirely _______.

“It’s a busy stretch of road for traffic in the summer,” Holly remarks. “And we do get quite a few_______ that people leave for us saying how much they like the idea.”

Only open during the summer months, Holly has turned the box into layers of ________ for her cakes and other local produce. Able to make close to £100 a day, she also ________ regular charity bakes (烘烤参会) in the community.

“I’m not sure the honesty box approach would ________ in a more urban area. But for where we live it’s perfect and it’s surprisingly easy to make something like this happen. It’s important to introduce the work on social media and to keep your ________ in the idea.”

Cakes In The Call Box also puts Holly in the position to judge which cakes most________ the taste of passing travelers with a sweet tooth.

“The brownies are the go-to, always,” she tells me, “though I do like ________ the range. I’m working on Swedish buns with cardamom at the moment. Maybe next summer they’ll be in the box!”

【推荐1】Most of us associate learning with younger people — kids in school and college or recent graduates early in their careers. But at Udemy, an open university _______ online courses, Artist Anneke Camstra is engaged in the pursuit (追求) of lifelong learning and _______ her potential for teaching. She loves the _______ of gaining new knowledge and also loves _______ it with others.

She reaches countless people with her online courses and exposes them to what they can _______ on their own using animation software, such as Go Animate and PowToon. Her _______ for teaching on Udemy is “to get the _______ to the people.” She hopes people can go such a long way to make things that look _______ but still have their own voice.

Most of Anneke’s students start out thinking they’re not creative and can’t _______. Anneke understands how ________ can get in the way of so many things people dream of ________. With her five-day challenge courses, she helps them ________ the fear. Anneke loves the effect she has on her ________. What makes her more ________ of them is that they have gone from their first animation to ________ their own works.

She encourages people of all ages, ________ older people, to develop their ________ for life. Grandparents, for example, can learn to use Go Animate and make animations together with their ________.

As an older woman, ________ and having fun learning again, Anneke wants others later in their ________ to catch up with her on this journey.

【推荐3】Online courses have become______in many countries. There are different kinds of online courses, but most of them only show a video of a teacher and students in classroom. Students______the video and take part in activities online. Some courses are free and open______anyone, giving students anywhere the chance to study at any time.

Other kinds of e-learning are being tested around the world. Some schools in Singapore,______, have tablets and touchscreens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms. There are also social media platforms to help students work together on projects, online"worlds"where students can interact with each other, and the digital environment in______they complete different tasks.

In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad. The teachers in their home countries are connected to the Korean classrooms through the______, Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a robot in the classroom. The robot is______by the teacher and it can move around the classroom and talk with students. It is______that robot teachers will replace real teachers, but they can be useful tools.

These examples show that e-learning can be successful. Nobody knows______the classroom of the future will look like.______, one thing is for sure-there has never been a more interesting time for a student.

【推荐1】A young vlogger, adept at (擅于) sharing humor and sincerity, rises to fame, tackling various topics and empowering others along the way, Meng Wenjie reports.

“I never expected the video to be so _______ until I clicked on it!” This _______ is frequently shared by viewers under Lahongsang’ videos. In her 20s, Lahongsang is a (n) _______ vlogger with eight years of experience, who has humorously _______ her life.

Growing up in the Internet era, she _______ video recording and social media sharing. In 2016, as a high schooler, Lahongsang kicked off her _______ on the Chinese platform Bilibili. “During that summer, I felt _______ one day, so I decided to try something novel,” she recalled. Even though her very first video _______ professionalism, it humorously _______ a student’s ambition for the upcoming semester. Despite loads of schoolwork, Lahongsang ________ updated her content with ________ topics such as study, anime, and makeup.

“As a vlogger, whenever I encounter something worth recording, I capture it,” she said, “I’m not sure exactly what ________ people to my videos, but many viewers say my videos ________ them, so maybe that’s it.”

As a member of Gen Z, Lahongsang enjoys embracing new things and experiences that broaden her ________, as indicated by her Bilibili home page introduction: “Take on 100 different ________.”