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Did you grow up in one culture, your parents come from another, and you are now living in a     1     (total) different country? If so, then you are a third culture kid.

The term ”third culture kid“     2     (use) in the 1950s for     3     first time by John and Ruth Useem. They first came across this phenomenon (现象) while     4     (research) North American children living in India. Usually third culture kids benefit from     5     (they) intercultural experience and they often get good grades.

Yet many     6     (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third culture kids may not be able to adapt (使适应) themselves completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard     7     (develop) new friendship. Moreover, for a third culture kid, it is often    8     (easy) to move to a new country than to return to his or her homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country     9     she was born. She didn’t know anything about popular TV shows or fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values     10     other teens of her age.

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A video of college students in northeastern China wearing military style cotton coats to class     1     (go) viral on social media platforms recently.

Down jackets (羽绒服) have been a     2     (necessary) for many Chinese people all the time. To seek more profit in the booming market, many     3     (brand) have started to move towards high-end development,     4     (result) in a more significant increase in demand for high-quality materials like white goose down. Thus, the price has increased.

With the price of down jackets increasing, college students in China have picked up military coats     5     (defend) themselves from the winter cold. Thanks     6     their low cost and high quality, cotton coats have made a major comeback this winter and stormed college campuses.

The general thinking among students is that it isn’t about     7     they can afford a down jacket or not, but that cotton coats     8     (simple) provide better quality at a much lower price. The cheapest military style cotton coat costs less than 100 yuan and they have become the most fashionable winter wear for college students in northern China. A single person wearing one of these coats is noticeable, and a couple might     9     (laugh) at. But when a group wears them, it’s     10     latest fashion.

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The phrase bai lan gains popularity as severe     1    (compete) and social expectations leave many young people disappointed.

On China’s Internet, some young people say their ambitions can’t     2    (achieve) and many of them have given up on trying. Frustrated by     3    mounting uncertainties and lack of economic opportunities, they are resorting to a new buzzword — bai lan (lei it rot in English) — to capture their attitude     4    life.

The phrase bai lan,     5    has its origin in NBA games, means a voluntary retreat (后退) from pursuing certain goals because one realises they are simply too difficult to achieve. In American basketball, it often refers to a     6    (player) deliberate loss of a game in order to get a better draft pick.

On Weibo, the bai lan-related topics     7    (generate) hundreds of millions of reads and discussions since March. Netizens also created different variations of the bai lan attitude. “Properties in Shanghai too expensive? Fine, I’ll just rent all my life, since I can’t afford it if I only earn a     8    (month) salary anyway,” one grumbled.

State media have taken note of this trend. “Why do modern young Chinese like to ‘bai lan’?” one recent article in official media outlet asked. “In fact, this is as a result of negative auto suggestion, repeatedly     9    (tell) oneself I cannot make it. And this kind of mentality often     10    (lead) people to adopt the ‘bai lan’ attitude.”

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　　Wherever you go in Xinjiang, whether the north or south of the Tianshan Mountains, you’ll notice small stands    1    some crispy and delicious nang is sold. The reason    2    this traditional flatbread happens to be popular among the ethnic groups here lies in its being easy to bake, store and transport.

While round and    3    (primary) made of flour, nang can vary in different ways. The largest nang,     4     (refer) to as “emanke”, is as big as the wheel of a car, with more people     5    (bake) the bread in environmentally-friendly ovens now.

The Xinjiang nang industry has played     6    key role in poverty alleviation(减贫) too, aiming to create a more innovative and    7    (power) mode of industrial development. Nang cultural industrial parks    8    (build) so far in many cities. Among them, the Aksu park stands out as a unique example of the     9     (combine) of production, sales and tourism. The park uses social media, online and offline stores, and also live streaming to promote    10    (it) products, expanding business across and outside China.