No matter your age, who can resist a tasty, low-priced meal? At noon, Tongxin Cafeteria near Shanghai’s Jing’an Temple downtown has a queue that shows its multi-generational popularity. The menu,     1     over 60 dishes rotated daily, caters to a wide range of tastes.

These cafeterias, once known as “senior canteens”, were originally established     2     (provide)healthy meals at     3     (afford) prices to older folks     4     might not be getting enough nutrition at home. From 2019 to 2021, the Shanghai government set a goal of building 200 new community canteens,     5     (bring) the total at the end of last year to 1,608.

    6     basic meal with one meat dish and two vegetables costs less than 20 yuan, far cheaper than prices in mainstream downtown restaurants. And all meals     7     (prepare) on site with fresh ingredients. The government supports these cafeterias, sometimes with rent-free space, sometimes with     8     (reduce) water and electricity charges.

Some community cafeterias have become so popular     9     they appear on WeChat and other lifestyle sharing     10     (platform). “We are pleased to have younger people dining here,” said a 90-year-old patron surnamed Qu. “They give the ‘elderly canteen’ a feeling of youthful vigor.”

Dogs have joined to help students with exam-related stress and home     1     (sick). Five Labrador dogs have been trained     2     “teaching assistants” to reduce stress and prevent students from     3     (drop) out of university. The dogs have even been given their own ID badges to ensure they     4     (see) as part of the teaching all the university.

Fiona Suthers, head of clinical skills at the University of East Anglia, said, “It’s hard to describe the impact     5     just having a dog lying down in the corner of a class. You can really feel stress levels reducing. It’s amazing and we want to continue     6     we’re doing. “It came after the university     7     (recent) offered students the chances to take a dog for     8     walk to deal with stress during the exam season. Last month, Sir Anthony Seldom, University of Buckingham’s headmaster,     9     (say) that every school should have a dog or another pet to reduce stress in the classroom. Education secretary Damian Hinds added that more schools seem     10     (have) well-being dogs and the pets can really help.