Recently, an Internet slang word Foxi     1    (become) popular, encouraging young people to remain calm and     2    (peace) as much as possible. The word was created in Japan in 2014 to describe young men     3     no longer bother to start relationships with women or follow someone else’s life path. They prefer to stay in their own world without     4    (disturb) and care little about passion and success.

Now, Chinese Internet     5    (user) are pairing the world with other words to describe a similar mindset. For example, “Foxi students” are those who study just the right amount — they don’t cut class, but they don’t burn the midnight oil, either.     6    , some are worried about it, for they say that Foxi     7    (actual) reflects the reality that young people are losing their will to fight. They are pretending     8    (keep) a healthy and wise attitude toward failure simply because they don’t have     9     potential to succeed.

But no matter what happens,     10     should be kept in mind that young people should always be passionate and positive about school, work and life.

Since July 2019, one China’s online food-delivery platform     1    (carry) out a new service of picking up garbage from its users in Shanghai.

The service comes after     2     recently-released regulation on waste management in Shanghai. Individuals     3     throw away their garbage without being sorted out can be fined up to 200 yuan, while companies and     4     (organize) can face fines up to 50, 000 yuan.

The trash take away service requires residents to sort     5     (they) own garbage before it     6     (pick) up by workers from the platform, who will ensure the waste is disposed of in the correct garbage bins.

It’s obvious that this service is     7     (convenience) to the old, especially to the disabled customers.     8    , many netizens don’t think the platform is providing a wonderful service, saying it just wants     9     (make) money. They think 12 yuan for an order is too much. Besides, many people doubt if these collectors will wash their hands after     10     (deal) with the trash.

Why aren’t the British having as many children as they used to?

Well, there is a whole range of reasons. One of them is that nowadays, British people are having their children at a much older age than before,     1     (mean) they have fewer years in which they can have children. Most young people nowadays want a job     2     they are well-paid, so they often go to university after high school. After years of study at university, they then need a few years of work experience before getting the job they want. Besides, houses are unbelievably expensive in the UK, so many young people     3     (force) to stay with their parents early on their careers. And no one wants to start a new family when still     4     (live) with their parents! So, it’s not    5     people are about 30 years old that they can afford to move out and think about settling down and having children. After getting     6     (marry), the couple have to work     7     (pay) for their home and living expenses.    8    , they have to pay someone to look after their child during the day, and it’s also very expensive!

    9     (discourage) by all these difficulties, it’s no surprise     10     people today don’t want to keep a large family.