The     1     (important) of protecting the reef is     2     (increasing) highlighted. The applicants who can spend 6 months    3     (live) on the island are welcome now.     4     (get) the job, you should send    5     (you) video     6     (show) you are the proper person to get it. Remember, you should be good     7     writing blogs, taking photos and writing     8     (article) to support defending.

On a table at his home in Rosetta, a port city in     1     (north) Egypt, self-taught artist Ibrahim Bilal displayed a variety of his signature mini sculptures     2     (make) with pencil tips.

With about 80 works     3     (feature) landmarks and famous people in Egypt and beyond,     4     30-year-old artist said he     5     (inspire) four years ago to thoroughly grasp the art form after watching videos of a Chinese artist carving pencil lead(铅笔芯) into sculptures.

Fond of ancient Egyptian icons(图标), Bilal dedicated one of his earliest works to the world-famous Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian relic     6     (accidental) discovered in his city and has been kept in the British Museum.

Bilal uses a microscope for an enlarged view, a set of pen cutters or carving detail     7     (knife), and quality pencils     8     are mostly made in Germany or China while working. Through his hands, landmarks across the globe, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, appear on the pencil tips. The size of each sculpture is no more     9     6 mm unless it is a tower. And each takes an average of 10 hours     10     (finish).

Parents hold different opinions about students' studying abroad. Wang Li, the mother of twin girls,     1    (believe) that there is no need for overseas study. As far as she is     2     (concern), studying abroad is a bad idea because it causes both     3     (economy)and academic pressure.     4     (additional), with many great universities now available in China, young people who choose to study in our homeland also have a great future     5     (look) forward to. Contrary to Wang's opinion, Zhang Yi, the father of a boy, argues     6     the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. He holds the view that the experience of studying abroad not only contributes to personal growth,     7     also increases chances for cultural exchange.     8     (cooperate) with people from diverse cultural backgrounds can help us view the world     9     different angles and have a better understanding of our own culture. He also stresses that, in the long run, studying abroad serves as a great opportunity for young people to make contributions to the development of our motherland. Though accompanied (伴随) with many     10     (difficulty) , studying abroad is worthwhile.

Finding resources online is no longer a problem. It’s     1    (amaze) to see the resources we now have online for self-education. The possibilities are almost endless. You can learn just about anything online. Mention a subject and you will find enough materials     2    (fill) months or even years of learning.

Since there are more than enough resources out there, what limits (限制) you is your own     3    (curious). It is the fuel. The more you have it, the     4    (far) you will go. It’s like someone     5     explores an open land without any border in sight. How far she goes doesn’t depend on the size of the land     6     on the amount of fuel she has.

While the resources are     7    (actual) unlimited, your time is not. So your ability to choose what to learn     8    (become) more important than ever. You should spend your limited time     9     the right subject and with the right depth. Not everything is worth your time, and for those that do, each deserves different amount of your time.

Learning is a lifelong process. We are lucky to have all these resources and     10    (opportunity) online. Don’t waste them; make the most of them instead.