Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees     1     (voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese netizens as their inspiring heroes.

The vote     2     (organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind     3     (find) heroes among grassroots people.

Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of     4     are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled    5     they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and     6     (improve) the environmental surroundings.

“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”

Fully     7     (devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts     8     large number of birds. Planting trees has become an important part of their life.

Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge     9     (different). They deserve to be called eco-heroes     10     their unusual effort and amazing deed!

Shyness is avoiding human contact, often because of a feeling of not being as good as others and fear of taking risks. Shyness is a force     1     prevents us from realizing our potential and     2     (enjoy) the company of other people. Shyness is often associated     3     low emotional control and high negative emotions.

On the basis of research that he     4     (do) for the past six years, Dr. Zimbardo estimates that about 40 percent of all Americans, around 84 million people, consider     5     (they) shy. They include not only ordinary people but also a number of     6     (celebrity) who define themselves as shy. Research shows that a quarter of the people who are shy as adults were not shy as children.

Shyness makes it difficult     7     (meet) new people and make friends. It prevents     8     individual from expressing opinions and values. With authorities such as a boss or a teacher, the shy are less     9     (like) to stand up for their rights or express reasonable criticism. They’re more willing to obey and unwilling to be     10     (cooperate).

Life pressure can be big enough, so we need to be surrounded by warm words, or even some blind     1     (confident). A phenomenon     2     (know) as “in-need-of-praise” has taken Chinese social media by storm and a new trend--seeking praise from strangers--has gone popular on social media among China’s young people. Recently, Many chat groups    3     (form) to show kindness and support to members. These “in-need-of-praise” chat groups are a reflection of Chinese culture where     4     (open) seeking and giving praise is   uncommon,     5     (lead) many people to hide their true emotions even from their families.

For young people, gaining recognition from peers is more important than getting approval from older generations. They can feel     6     sense of belonging and gain encouragement,     7     is beneficial to their mental health.

As long as people’s praise doesn’t sound insincere, we are likely to welcome it. Being richly recognized for what we do or who we are just feels good. Most of us like praises,    8     they can raise our spirits, warm our hearts and decrease fears and self-doubt.

However, anyone giving or receiving praise in such groups should be     9    (caution). Such praises come at a cost. And the biggest risk is the constant emphasis on the “false self”, which makes     10     harder to see the “true self”.