While most children enjoy art and crafts to some degree, not all may find drawing as interesting or satisfying as kicking a ball in the field. There are some ways recommended by art teachers for parents to create a favorable environment for their children to fall in love with the art of drawing. For example, give children lots of opportunities to draw freely, without pressure or direction. Sometimes, children may shy away from drawing because they are worried that they cannot “do it right”, so be mindful not to expect your children to draw a certain way. Instead, let them have the space to experiment, draw what they want, and make mistakes. Another recommended way is to offer a wide range of drawing mediums. Not all drawing needs to be done with paper and pens, pencils, crayons, or markers. Try using soft chalk pastels, charcoal, water color paint, puffy paint and so on. And instead of paper, try drawing on paper napkins, foil, cardboard, glass, wood, balloons, and even skin. Parents can also offer interesting subjects to draw. Let children choose something that relates to them. If you have a LEGO lover in the house, arrange a LEGO scene and ask your child to draw it. Or bring children on a sketch walk around town and ask them to draw anything interesting that captures their eyes. A supermarket is a great place for them to get inspiration for their art as well. Museums, events and festivals are also a wonderful way to encourage artistic growth and development.

     A plug-in hybrid car is similar to a conventional hybrid car—both use a gasoline engine as well as an electric motor. A plug-in hybrid__11__ primarily in that it can be plugged in to charge the batteries, while a conventional hybrid relies __12__ on energy generated from braking, coasting or from the gasoline engine. However, a plug-in hybrid uses larger battery packs that can be recharged by connecting to common household electricity. Plug-in hybrids can be driven for long distances—from a few miles to __13__ 40 miles—without using any gasoline. Fueling a car with electricity is about 5 times cheaper than fueling it with gasoline. That is __14__ to buying gasoline at less than $1 per gallon. It also lessens greenhouse pollution and helps decrease crude oil (原油) imports. Plug-in hybrids produce lower greenhouse gas emissions than either conventional gasoline cars or unplugged hybrids. The__15__ in emissions results from electric operation being much more efficient than gasoline operation.