Dear Li Ming，

    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 a hard worker， so I（1）　　 know that you'll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to．

    You have （2）　　a difficult but great job． Architect is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and science． You need to be（3）　　 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（4）　　． Even language is important to an architect． You need to be able express your ideas （5）　　so that other people can understand them．

Think about all the different kinds of （6）　　 people need： houses， apartment， schools， office buildings， grocery stores， churches， malls ， hotels， factories， gyms， airports， hospitals． Architects think up the（7）　　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．（8）　　the customer likes it ， then the architect keeps working． He or she （9）　　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，（10）　　the architect always needs to be easily．

    （11）　　 the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite． That is always （12）　　for me．

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

Uncle Wang

（1）A． ever	B． never	C． hardly	D． already
（2）A． found	B． chosen	C． accepted	D． completed
（3）A． active	B． educated	C． creative	D． talented
（4）A． hopeful	B． traditional	C． useful	D． expensive
（5）A． clearly	B． widely	C． politely	D． kindly
（6）A． houses	B． schools	C． buildings	D． churches
（7）A． newest	B． best	C． dearest	D． cheapest
（8）A． If	B． When	C． Before	D． After
（9）A． starts with	B． deals with	C． gets on with	D． comes up with
（10）A． so	B． but	C． and	D． or
（11）A． Seeing	B． Knowing	C． Expecting	D． Hearing
（12）A． boring	B． exciting	C． moving	D． tiring