Of all fields of science, physics has a reputation for being frightening to the general public. That’s     1     professor Tatiana Erukhimova worked with others to produce a series of videos showing real-world applications of physics in a fun and insightful way. The videos have earned her fans around the world.

Not only     2     (be) the explanations in every video easy to follow, but Erukhimova’s     3     (enthusiastic) is what truly keeps the viewers engaged. Erukhimova’s unique teaching method comes from her hope     4     (stimulate) students’ interest in physics through demonstrative classes.

Born to physicist parents, Erukhimova     5     (become) attached to the field since she was very little. After     6     (offer) a position at Texas A&M almost 25 years ago, Erukhimova moved from Russia to Texas. Since then, she has won over both university students     7     casual viewers with her particular way of explaining science.

While Erukhimova is aware that people may not learn a lot from watching a short video, getting them     8       (interest) and curious about learning more is all worth it. She said, “I     9     (strong) believe that not everyone has to major     10     physics, but everyone has to get a chance to play with it, respect the results of science, and get a chance to learn how fun it is.”

In November 1979, pupils in England were able    1     (watch) a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time.     2    , this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the    3     (tradition) Chinese book Journey to the West. The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size,     4     (turn) himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn     5     (him) into a man.     6     (fight) bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small     7     he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program     8    (come) out more than 30 years ago, Western children became     9     (interest) in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps     10     (fight) to help the weak and never gives up.

Two graduates, from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province, using the names Wanwan and Chaochao,     1     (upload) a 17-minute video online late last year about their lives over the past five years.

In the video, Wanwan,     2     has taken up a dozen jobs since graduating five years ago, said she now only has 5,000 yuan. Her roommate Chaochao got a master’s degree in scriptwriting (编剧) from Communication University of China. But     3     consequence of a tough job market, she had great difficulty     4     (obtain) a job in the film industry. Last year, she started to learn painting but she said she had to work part-time as a cleaner at a hotpot restaurant to support     5     (she).

“When you can accept your failure, you will feel that it is not that bad. When working at the hotpot restaurant, my biggest     6     (comfortable) is that I won’t starve to death no matter what is next,” Chaochao said. “There are many roads in our lives, and no matter which direction you go, you will     7     (eventual) find your own road.”

The video was one of the trending videos of last year, gaining more than 5.44 million views and more than 26,000 comments since it     8     (release), with many netizens sharing their own failures in the comments section.

Netizens said they were warmed by their courage to share failures with the public, strong determination     9     (achieve) their goals, optimism in the face of hardships     10     spirit of never giving up.

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A new adaptation of Chinese mythological stories has won the heart of audiences with its distinctive style. The animation series, Yao—Chinese Folktales,     1     (gain) more than 110 million views online since it was released.

The series, co-produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Bilibili, is     2     collection of 20-minute short films, consisting of eight separate stories     3     (feature) monster-like characters, or yao in Chinese. The collection,     4     ranges from ancient stories to science fiction, from emotional connection with hometowns to romantic love     5     from life themes to questions for humanity, presents Chinese culture and philosophy. For example, the first episode, named “Nobody”, tells a pig monster’s story     6     (base) on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The creative team put the perspective on the little monsters who used to have blurry faces and didn’t even have names in the story.

Li Zao, general producer, said it was impossible     7     (predict) what the eventual outcome would be at first. Now, the     8     (favor) comments exceeded the expectations of the creative team. These contained both the audience’s     9     (recognize) of the work and their hopes of Chinese animation. Besides adapting     10     the taste of the masses, the team also wanted to guide them to appreciate different types of work.

Yang Liu, 25, who was born and raised in Zunyi, Guizhou, had many dreams as a child. While developing different interests, Yang grew up practicing duzhupiao, or “bamboo-drifting,”    1     skill which originated in the Chishui River area in Guizhou Province a long time ago. This involves navigating waterways standing on a bamboo raft. However, she didn’t expect it would become a lifelong dream for her     2    (pursue).

When Yang was about 4 years old, her grandmother helped her learn swimming first,    3    (hope) Yang would stay healthy through the physical activity. When Yang was 7, she tried bamboo-rafting for the first time.

When Yang turned 10,     4    (repeat) lost her balance on the bamboo rafts and fell in the river. As a good     5    (swim), she was not scared but found     6     entertaining. “I can still remember the moment when I successfully drifted on the river for the first time. I was so excited     7     I didn’t want to stop,” recalls Yang.

In 2018, she showed drifting with the help of bamboo poles to tourists at a scenic spot in Zunyi. One day, she posted her first short video on social media. The video,    8    showed the young woman’s control and balance,     9    (amaze) viewers. The video went viral and gained over 1 million views.

Since then, Yang has been sharing her short videos of drifting by bamboo online. This has won her a large fan base abroad,    10     followers calling her “Kung fu master on water” or “dancing fairy on water.”

Beijing had 204 museums, including 18 first-class ones, by the end of 2021,     1     (rank) the top in China and being one of the cities with the richest museum     2     (resource) in the world.

Recently, Beijing Radio & Television Station launched a cultural programme named “The City of Museums’’,     3     deeply explores the unique value of Chinese civilization,     4     (interpret) the national spirit and showcases the capital’s profound cultural connotation and the charm of the times.

Until now six episodes of the programme     5     (broadcast) while the number of discussions of the topic online has exceeded 1 billion, providing a cultural feast for the audience. The show explores the beauty of culture from a     6     (total) new perspective. The hosts visited eight museums with different characteristics in Beijing,     7     presented a yet-to-be explored area in each museum for the first time.

Many “treasures” of those museums appeared for the first time, such     8     the painting by the Emperor Qianlong (1711—1799) in Wanshou Temple, the original paintings in Xu Beihong Memorial Hall, and     9     (return) cultural relics in the Museum of the Prince Gong’s Mansion.

Through the exploration and exhibition, the audience would enter the “hidden world” of those museums by following the hosts’ steps, learning the broadness and     10     (deep) of Chinese civilization deeply.

For over a century , student journalists at The Daily Tar Heel ( DTH ) have documented their college life and raised     1    ( variety ) questions on free expression , tuition , and big-time athletics... The independent student newspaper celebrated its 125th anniversary this year . To mark it , student     2    ( report ) asked the question : What’s the future of the DTH ?

Student newspapers are faced    3     a dark reality. Falling advertising income , increasing digital demands and the lack of subscription fees as they are free     4    ( read ) mean that such newspapers are finding them much     5    ( hard ) to survive . Most college papers have reduced their print editions . And while the DTH    6    ( use ) to produce around 22,000 newspapers , it only makes around 10,000 now .

Increasingly, student journalists have turned their focus to their digital platforms    7    they can tell stories with social media. And though     8    can be challenging for them to move away from that print tradition, they manage to adapt very well. So what should student newspapers    9    (trap) in this situation do? Perhaps the ideal answer would be for universities to    10    (financial) support student journalism. In the meantime,college newspapers are figuring out their financial models as they go along.