【推荐1】If you have an eye for photography and a passion for fashion, then becoming a fashion photographer may be your cup of tea.

The booming (迅速发展的) fashion ______ means that the demand for qualified photographers who can shoot good pictures is ______ the rise.

A fashion photographer works in the ______, competitive world of marketing and advertising. They often take photos of anything ______ fashion, which includes models, their clothing, accessories and makeup products.

It’s a glamorous (attractive) career with numerous perks (额外所得) including good pay, plenty of ______ to scenic spots and the chance to work with models or pop stars.

Some top photographers such as Mario Testino become celebrities in their own right, operating ______ studios and launching careers in photographic arts as well as fashion.

But, to plunge (投身) into a career in fashion photography requires many skills and ______. You have to make the models feel relaxed and work well with fashion editors, art directors and stylists.

Photographers ______ not only to record fashion but to “create a work of art”. _____,they have to represent the ideas of fashion designers to the ______.

To enter this field requires a college degree or ______ training in photography, skills in image editing and a good understanding of the fashion industry, which means being familiar with ______, products and designers.

You need artistic ability. Fashion photographers ______ work directly for fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar or Elle either full-time or on a contract (合同) ______.

Freelance (自由职业) photographers are employed by retailers and fashion houses ______ Gucci or Chanel. They also have agents who sell their photographs for a commission.

【推荐2】On the first day of my school life in the USA,I showed a great interest in my marketing class.My teacher, Mrs.Tolman,suggested I____a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in____.So I did.

The first____was to collect money for the marketing competition later in the year by selling candles. Mrs.Tolman said the competition was due in a week and that 40 percent of the____would go into my personal account.

At the beginning,I tried to sell some candles to my host mom.She said that if I could____confidence and do a wonderful sales presentation,she would certainly buy some.I started my presentation with a____handshake.Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and____her that our candles were the   best choices for gifts and home decorations.Finally she bought three candles.

Greatly____,I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.On Saturday morning,with great courage, I knocked at the door of my first potential____.

“I’m a student at Skyline High School and we are____money for DECA.I'm trying to sell...”

“Not today,sorry,”the man interrupted me and____the door.

Embarrassed,I walked away and said to myself the____thing that might happen was being refused like that again.I couldn't even count how many times I was____with reasons like "Not today",“I don't have any____money right now”or “I just bought some”,____,I had to continue with the day.____,a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles.I couldn't even hide my____and said "Thank you very much" to her with a bow.

After a____hard work,I turned in my $408 worth of sales of candles,which gave me $163.2 in my own account. I was____to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes.

It was the first time that I had worked as a salesperson.Now I look back on this experience with satisfaction,and I feel glad that I did not____in face of difficulty.

【推荐3】Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it _________. She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive _________, but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel _________.

They’re part of a new form of the _________ economy (经济): an online group of house sitters.

Throughout their no-cost stays in _________ homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner’s _________.

It’s not all sightseeing. The two travellers carefully _________ their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to _________. But house sitting also offers a level of _________ they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like __________ at a friend’s house,” Jessica says.

The couple has a high __________ rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner’s __________. For Jessica, that means __________ plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house __________ and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right, __________” she says.