A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa's traditional carpentry skills are delighting millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork without glue, screws or nails.

The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen,     1     (know)as "Grandpa Amu" on YouTube, has been called the modern day Lu Ban, thanks     2     his vast carpentry knowledge. His most popular video,     3     shows him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, becomes a hit online on the platform,     4     (gain) more than 42 million views. Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) technique with no glue or nails     5     (involve) in the entire process of building the arch bridge.

Grandpa Amu has also made several wooden     6     (toy) for his grandson using the same technique. He created a folding stool(凳子)which looked like the China pavilion from     7     2010 Shanghai Expo. “A block of wood transforms into a stool. It's so     8     (amaze) to see him at work,” a YouTube user named Rey Rey commented under the video.

Among all the items, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing toy are his grandson's favorites. So far, the master carpenter     9     (attract) over 1.18 million subscribers on YouTube. Grandpa·Amu insists that he is not an internet celebrity     10     just an ordinary farmer.

Brazil, the    1    (large)country in South America, is famous for the Amazon rainforest and soccer. But on the hottest days, people travel there for another reason – the Carnival. Full of excitement and fun, the Carnival is held    2    (annual) in February or March.

The word “Carnival” comes from the Portuguese “Carne Vale”,     3    means “farewell to meat”. In the early 1600s, the Portuguese    4    (bring)Europe traditions to Brazil.     5    (inspire) by black people brought there by the slave trade, they started    6    (they)own carnival with dances and music.

With its beautiful floats (花车),     7    (attract)clothes and happy people, the Samba Parade is the most fantastic event of the Carnival. Samba is said    8    (be)the soul of Rio. “This is    9    the passion for samba lies – the atmosphere is electric as even the oldest men and women sing and dance    10    the music,” travel guidebook Lonely Planet noted.

The lion dance is one of the most outstanding traditional folk dances in China.It can date back to the Three Kingdoms period.Regarding the lion as     1     symbol of bravery and strength, ancient people thought that it could drive away misfortune and protect people and     2     (they) farm animals.Therefore, lion dances are performed at important events,     3     (especial) the Lantern Festival, to drive away evil and pray for good fortune,     4     (safe) and happiness.

Two highly­trained performers in a lion suit     5     (require) in the lion dance. One acts as the head and forelegs, and the other the back legs.Under the guidance of a director, the “lion” dances       6     the beat of a drum.The acting is very     7     (amuse) and the audience enjoy it very much.

So far, the lion dance    8     (spread) to many other countries with overseas Chinese, and it is quite popular in countries like Malaysia and Singapore.In Europe and America, there are many Chinese communities     9     Chinese people perform lion dances     10     (celebrate) every Spring Festival and other important events.

Chinese characters evolved (演变) from pictures and signs, and the art of calligraphy developed naturally from this special writing system of Chinese characters. By    1    (use) a brush to write Chinese characters, calligraphers can express their thoughts, feelings, and personalities in a point or a line,    2    Chinese   calligraphy is also called the art of lines. The Chinese saying “The handwriting reveals(透露) the writer” is     3    (direct) related to calligraphy. It means people are often judged by their handwriting.   The written characters show the calligrapher’s way    4    (understand) life.

Practicing calligraphy helps    5    person to achieve relaxation and inner peace. In the past, children    6     (train) at an early age to practice writing. Great attention is paid    7    calligraphy today with exhibitions and     8    (compete) among both the young and the old from many walks of life. To learn calligraphy, one will need a brush, ink, paper, and ink stone, which are commonly    9    (refer) to   as the Four   Treasures   of Study. Although calligraphy uses Chinese words as the vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty.   As Chinese culture spreads throughout the world nowadays, calligraphy is becoming       10    (popular) than ever before.

Bright and     1       (color) pictures describing Chinese landscapes and cultural activities     like lion dancing and paper-cutting     2       (attract) hundreds of     3       (visit) on the opening day of the 2019 Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show on Saturday.

At 200 square meters, the Chinese booth( 展 台 )was the    4     (large) exhibition area at the Shaw Center in Ottawa. The     5     (beautiful) decorated booth,     6     (establish) by the Toronto   Office of the Chinese Ministry   of Culture and Tourism,   was    7     eye-catching   highlight of two-day show,    8     brought together nearly 300 exhibitors from more than100 countries and regions across Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Director Yang Wenting of the Toronto Office of the Chinese ministry told the Xinhua News Agency that China booth    9     (design) to promote "Beautiful China Beyond Imagination."

    10       present, there are nearly 200 flights a week between China and Canada, flying to       15 cities in China. The annual Ottawa Travel and vacation show is a platform for travel agencies and industries to interact and network.

The Double Seventh Festival，     1     falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a     2     (tradition) festival foil of romance. This festival celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl. So the Qixi Festival is to China what Valentine Day is to the West.

Long, long ago, there was     3     honest and kind-hearted fellow    4    name) Niu Lang, whose parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and fanning. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid)     5     (fall) in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married with Him. The cowherd farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl.     6     (fortunate), the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. With the help of cattle, the Cowherd flew to heaven with his son and daughter. The Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke     7     he was about to catch up with his wife. One river appeared in front of the Cowherd. The Cowherd and Weaver Maid     8     (separate)on the two banks forever.

Their     9    (loyal) to love touched magpies(喜鹊)，so thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowherd and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them     10    (meet) each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Since then their meeting date has been called “Qi Xi” (Double Seventh).

Jingzhe(惊蛰) , or the “awakening of the insects” is one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar,         1    were used in ancient China    2    (keep) track of agricultural cycles.

The beginning of March brings some unusual weather, as temperatures rise and rainfall comes    3    thunderstorms. According to classic Chinese writings, this thunder would awaken insects that had been hibernating(冬眠) .They would rise up from the earth and many other animals would also make their first    4    (appear) of the year.

Chinese farmers place great importance on Jingzhe, since it marks    5    start of spring plowing(春耕) , one of the    6    (busy) times for farmers. With insects buzzing, it is time to protect crops from pests(害虫) and protect poultry(家禽) and livestock(家禽) from    7    (disease) .

Spring    8    (consider) to be the most precious time of the year for agriculture. At the beginning of the year, farmers plow the soil,     9    (give) crops the best possible environment and more nutrition.

Another Jingzhe tradition is eating pears. It is thought to be    10    (health) to do so when the weather is changing. Besides taking a bite of the fresh, crisp fruit, people have various ways of preparing pears, such as making juice, baking, steaming or boiling.

Many people have the hobby of collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards or antiques. In the 18th and 19th centuries,     1     (wealth) people travelled and collected plants, historical objects and works of art. They kept their collection at home until it got too big     2     until they died, and then it was given to a museum. The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane, for example,     3     (form) the core collection of the British Museum     4     opened in 1759.

The parts of a museum open to the public     5     (call) galleries or rooms. Often, only a small part of a museum’s collection     6     (be) on display. Most of it is stored away or used for research.

Many museums are lively places and they attract a lot of visitors. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations (模拟) and imagine     7     (they) living at a different time in history or     8    (walk)through a rainforest. At the Jorvik Centre in York, the city’s Viking settlement is recreated, and people experience the sights, sounds and smells of the old town. Historical     9     (accurate) is important but so is entertainment. Museums must compete     10    people’s spare time and money with other amusements. Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children.

Some festivals     1     (hold) to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,     2     might return either to help     3     to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music     4     they think that this will lead the ancestors back to the earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.     5     this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes     6     “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had     7     origin in old       8     (believe) about the return of dead people. It is now a children’s festival,     9     they can dress up and go to     10     neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours’ do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.