I am happy to hear that you would like to become an architect（建筑师）！Your aunt tells me that you are a good student and a hard worker, so   I_____ know that you’ll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to .

You have _____a difficult but great job. Architect is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and science. You need to be______ to think of new and interesting designs(设计). You also need to be good at math and science so that you can translate your creative ideas into buildings that are safe and_______. Even language is important to an architect. You need to be able express your ideas _____so that other people can understand them.

Think about all the different kinds of ________ people need: houses, apartment, schools,   office buildings, grocery stores, churches, malls , hotels, factories, gyms, airports, hospitals. Architects think up the_________way to build each building so that it is interesting to look at, safe, and easy to use.

First, the architect usually creates a proposal(提案) that shows the customer his or her idea for the building.______the customer likes it, then the architect keeps working. He or she ______a plan that shows all the details of how the building will be constructed(建造). The architect does not actually build the structure. But questions often come up during the construction, ________the architect always needs to be careful.

_______ the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite. That is always     _____for me.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. You are also welcome to visit me   anytime.

Uncle Wang

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to _______the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a _______speaker, with a good, strong,_______voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

_______a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still _______his class： he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his _______, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express _______. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is _______about.

The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t _______that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important ________between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the ________words each time he plays a certain part,________his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand (预先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

A good teacher ________in quite a different way. His students take his________: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t ________something, they say no. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

John is a writer and painter. He’s written four books for kids. They have been published in many languages. Tina, the reporter of the school newspaper, asked John five questions about his work.

Did you always like to write and draw?

In the third grade, I started writing stories. And I make ________ to go with them. Now I still work like that way. I don’t have a huge interest in making pictures if there’s not a story.

What’s your process for creating a story?

I ________ start with an ending in mind, or even a whole story. I start with the setup. Hopefully, that setup gives birth to some characters (角色) . The characters have to feel ________. If I feel I’m forcing (强迫) them to do what they’re doing, the book won’t work, even if the story is funny.

How do you know a story is ________?

I tinker (修补) with it until it feels like it has ended. I like to try to change the idea of what an ending feels like. It might not be a traditional ending. But it will still make something to click in your head, so you say, “That’s done. ”

How do you make pictures?

I do ________ tests. I might paint 20 big rocks on a page. I’ll circle my favorite four rocks. On my computer, I put those four rocks with all my other pictures and paint again. I try to make the pictures feel connected.

What is your favorite part of writing books for kids?

Kids are careful readers, and they focus hard on what they read. I always tell myself ________ I wrote all the stories. Yes, I want to give them knowledge and happiness and I feel happy I have made it.