Online shopping has been getting popular in    1     past few years. Online shopping and in-store shopping differ in    2     (vary) ways. The cost and customer service are the major     3     (different). First, the cost of shopping online is cheaper    4     shopping in stores as the online business owner does not need to pay for the wages of the store associates (店员). Moreover, online business isn’t involved in the expenses of running a store such as paying for renting a store and maintaining a store. Those are reasons for    5     the consumer may get a     6     (good) price from an online store. Second, online shopping is more convenient for individuals    7     (have) no time to go to the store. With one click on the mouse, consumers don’t have to travel to different stores far from home. In addition, people do not have to be waiting in a long line    8     (check) out. Third, the customer service is different. With on-line shopping, customer service    9     (offer) at any time because online store is never closed.

To summarize, online shopping continues to grow    10     (actual). In-store shopping is still the popularity of shopping. Being convenient and good customer service are always people’s preference. Which way people choose to shop depends on their life styles.

My first shopping experience in China was a trip to Wanda Plaza. For the first time, I     1     (introduce) to Chinese brands like Lining, Anta Sports, etc. I shopped for a T-shirt, jeans, and dresses. Afterwards, I’ve had many other in-store shopping experiences. I once went to a local market,     2     the goods gave me a similar feeling to the stores in my home country. I could bargain on how much I wanted to pay for an outfit. Shopping in stores like this was a lot     3     (cheap).

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Financial freedom and early     1     (retire) may be a dream for most people, but Guo Yu, a former information technology engineer, achieved both at the age of 28. His resignation letter, posted in February on microblogging platform Sina Weibo,     2     (share) widely online and made a new trend in personal finance. To achieve this, the basic principle is     3     (save) enough money so you can quit your job early. Although the movement is new in China, it has gained     4     (follower) around the world. Guo’s story may represent a unique voice in that community, but sheds some light on its concept. In his letter, Guo writes that, after six years, he will quit his job at Beijing-based technology company ByteDance     5     explore new possibilities in life, such as “deciding to retire at 28 years old and live in Japan”. Guo has been a trending topic on Zhihu. The search phrase “how to look at Guo’s resignation” has been viewed more than 10 million times. Some Zhihu users     6     (question) Guo’s experience, while some were more concerned with how much he earned from ByteDance. Guo’s story is not just one of luck in     7     (embrace) the internet age at the right time, but also of his talent and endeavor to achieve financial freedom at     8     early age, according to a post by his friend of 10 years, Luo Lei, on Zhihu. In his eyes, Guo is changing     9     an unconventional man into an     10     (unconventional) rich man and his success cannot be duplicated.

Last year, Jiangsu province witnessed a negative natural growth rate for the first time since 1949.

“The situation is gloomy but things might change over a longer period of time,” said Yuan Xin, professor of demography at the Population and Development Research Institute at the School of Economics of Nankai University.

    1     the birthrate is low, Jiangsu remains an economic powerhouse. With a population of more than 85 million people, gross domestic product was 11.64 trillion yuan ($1.83 trillion) in 2021, the second-highest regional GDP after Guangdong province.

He said he believes Jiangsu’s strong economic performance     2     help address the population problem. “Inward flow of immigrants can make up for a downward natural population trend.     3     (give) the strong economy and better job prospects, Jiangsu can surely attract more people from other parts of the country to help turn the negative to positive in coming years.”

However, the population problem in East China’s economically strong Jiangsu has been compounded by the number of newborns declining every year since 2016, with the decreasing number of women of childbearing age, postponement of getting married and women studying for a longer time     4     (contribute) to the decrease in the number of newborns.

Well-educated women in Jiangsu who had just one child accounted for nearly 70 percent, some     5     chose not to have children, the Bureau of Statistics said.

By contrast, 59.21 percent of female junior high graduates and 63.42 percent of women with an elementary school education had two or more children.

The authority has realized that population policy needs reforming. Currently, policymakers are yet     6     (understand) the real demographic situation. The problem is not only related to economics, but also related to many other aspects,     7     social security, gender equality and childcare. The efficiency of future measures also depends on     8     the needs of women of child bearing age are taken into account. Lack of thorough understanding of the risk of low fertility may lead to policymakers     9     (be) unable to anticipate the future development trend. The new population reform should cope with the main risk of low fertility and also help different regions of the country normalize and balance its demographic development.

According to a newly released Jiangsu government regulation, the maternity leave for working mothers     10     (extend) from 98 to 158 days. An additional 15 days of paternity leave has been granted to working fathers during their wife’s maternity leave.

Each parent can have 10 days of parental leave every year until their child reaches age 3, the regulation says.