2 . In 1959, Handler changed how toy dolls were made when she introduced “Barbie” to the world. With her mature figure, Barbie was one of the first “grown-up” dolls to hit the retail market.

Handler wanted to create a toy that was different from the baby dolls that occupied little girls’ toy boxes. She wanted a doll that girls could show their future dreams upon and allowed for limitless outfit (全套服装) and career choices. Inspired by paper dolls of the time, Handler, to much disagreement, made sure Barbie had the body of a grown woman.

“My own idea of Barbie,” Handler wrote in her autobiography, “was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman had choices.”

There’s even a Barbie for cancer patients — Brave Barbie — a partnership between Mattel and CureSearch that sends a bald (光头的) Barbie to families affected by cancer. “Gifting my daughter a Barbie who suffered from cancer was wonderful,” Michelle, a cancer survivor said, “We would play with that Barbie together and I’d heartbreakingly watch her pretend to take the doll to the hospital for chemo (化疗), or place its long wig (假发) on top of its head and tell the doll that it’s time to be beautiful again.”

Bald Barbie was super brave and went on awesome adventures after chemo. Sometimes she felt sick and needed to sleep, but would feel much better after a rest. Bald Barbie always beat the cancer and went on to live a long and happy life with her family. That Barbie became so much more than a plastic doll — she was a means of communication and a coping mechanism (应对机制) during an extremely unhappy time for little families.

In 2020, a 63-year-old Chinese grandpa attracted millions of viewers online with his     1     (tradition) Chinese carpentry skills. The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen, well known as “Grandpa Amu” online, has been called modern Lu Ban due     2     his vast knowledge of carpentry.

His first video,     3     showed him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, has gained more than 42 million views since it was posted. When     4     (build) the arch bridge, Grandpa Amu followed an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) technique, which means no nails or glue are involved in     5     whole process.

Grandpa Amu also made several wooden toys for     6     (he) grandson, using the same technique. Among all the toys, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing toy were his grandson’s     7     (favorite) and won viewers’ praise.

In 2022, during the Qatar World Cup, Grandpa Amu posted a video in which he created a wooden football. “A block of wood is     8     (eventual) transformed into a football. Genius,” one viewer commented under the video.

By the end of 2023, Grandpa Amu     9     (attract) over 1.2 million fans on social media. However, he insisted, “I am not a super star     10     just an ordinary farmer.”

Liu Genghong, aka Will Liu, a singer and     1     (compose) from Taiwan has     2     (expect) become an online hit for livestreaming fitness routines from his home. One of his most-watched fitness routines     3     (set) in "Herbalist Manual" (本草纲目) from Jay Chou’s Still Fantasy album.

Liu’s workout livestream has taken the Internet     4     storm. In his livestreams, Liu and his wife appear     5     (energy), friendly, happy and super fit. They exercise and dance     6     up-beat songs while     7     (explain) and showing their moves, often encouraging those participating from     8     (they) own living rooms.

Although Liu’s dance     9     (move) look simple, they are often too intense for his audience     10    (follow).

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary,” said Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Wu Liren has been maintaining such a “diary” of the Grand Canal    1    1978.

The 65-year-old painter from Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, has been using ink and brush for more than 40 years    2    (record) the beauty of the rivers    3    flows all the way.

Wu says memories and emotions run deep in his paintings, and these are far    4     (important) than any technical perfection. “My art has always been about the Grand Canal. Sometimes I paint     5    I saw in the past and sometimes I reproduce what I heard about people who lived by the canal,” he says.

Wu believes the Grand Canal is often compared with the West Lake, one of the most famous scenic    6    (attraction) in Hangzhou. “The West Lake is seen as a beautiful treasure that needs to be cared for. But the Grand Canal is like our mother, who has watched us grow up, earn a living along her busy banks, leave her in search of a better future    7    return to her embrace later on,” he says.

Recently, Wu completed a 100-meter-long scroll(卷轴) painting of the canal’s Tangxi-Xixing stretch in Hangzhou. “I have actually painted the entire Grand Canal in Hangzhou,    8    (borrow) historical anecdotes from every dynasty,” Wu    9     (proud)says. “The story of the canal needs to be told and the culture it represents must    10    (pass)down.”

Modern people are paying more attention to exercise, while in ancient China there were also many     1     (healthy) lovers.

The great Song Dynasty Poet Su Dongpo    2     (prefer) to take long runs, and he thought that only by moving your body     3     (regular) could you have a strong body and adapt to the seasonal changes quickly.

In a letter to his friend Cheng Zhengfu, Su Dongpo talked about his exercising habit,     4     was to run five kilometers per day. He would slow     5     when he breathed hard, and sped up when his breath balanced. Su Dongpo would stop running until he was all hot and     6     (sweat).

We can see that when Su was running, he stressed “qi”, which means “energy”. Su was a fan of qigong,     7    system of deep breathing. He ran in the morning and sat in meditation at night,     8     (make) “qi” flow inside his body. After meditating for nearly 20 days, he felt his body was much     9     (strong) and could run for a long time without     10     (rest) in the middle. He believed that by practicing this way, he could live longer.