“It’s really hard, but maybe it’s time to say goodbye,” said a shop assistant at an official Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games（冬季残奥会）store, located in downtown Beijing’s Wangfujing Street, on Friday. It was the _________ day for offline sales of the well-received mascots（吉祥物）Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon. During the Games, people waited in a line for several hundred _________ in front of the store to get the mascots, which attracted not only sports players and sports fans, but also _________ all over the world. The _________ kept their popularity after the Games, but sales had to come to an end. Now, _________ can still buy Beijing 2022 official products online until the end of this year. “The _________ sales were out of our expectation,” said Piao Xuedong, head of BOCOG’s（北京冬奥组委）Marketing Department. Over 5,200 products were designed and produced over the past four years. About 90.000 _________ of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon were sold in the two years before the opening of BeijingWinter Olympics, while as the Games began, the mascot was almost _________ all over China. Piao recalled. By now, the total sales of Bing Dwen Dwen toys alone have reached over 5.5 million. “How time _________! Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon have been with us for such a long time,” said a customer Yin at the official store. “Indeed, this is a special journey and an __________ memory for me,” Li said.

“Our team will carry forward the Olympic spirit and continue o provide products for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.”

Summer brings terribly hot weather. While staying at home with the conditioning is one way to lower your body temperature, there are plenty of ways to stay cool in summer. Here are some creative tips for staying cool in summer without breaking the bank.

First, turn the lights off. When the lights are on in the house, they will cause unnecessary heat that will further warm your already hot home. Keep the lights off during the day and evening before sunset. You will also save money on electricity too!

Second, put your feet in cold water. Once your feet are cold from the water, the rest of your body will quickly follow suit, helping you feel cooler.

Third, stay away from the stove and oven. Summer is the time for barbecues and eating food outdoors to take advantage of the beautiful evening weather. It is not the time to cook a full meal in the oven or on the stove. Stick to salads or fruits and make simple meals. Who doesn’t love a refreshing salad after a long hot day?

Fourth, freeze your fruit. The fruit is best in the summertime. Why not freeze those fresh blueberries or bananas? Frozen grapes taste like candy and will cool you down while you eat them. Frozen fruit can be a quick and easy treat for sweaty kids who have been playing outside all day, and for the parents who have been looking after them!

In addition, opening windows in the morning and night is also helpful. Sometimes it gets too hot to keep the windows open all day. But when in those terribly hot days, keep the windows open in the early morning and late evening, before and after the hottest part of the day. With the windows open, you will have a nice cool breeze running through the house to begin and end the day.