For China’s post-90s generation, the beginning of this new decade means they     1     (enter) a crucial (关键的) period in their lives. Those     2     were born in 1991 are 30 years old now. As Confucius said, “At 30, I stood firm.” The post-90s generation has     3     (gradual) taken off the labels—such as lazy, selfish and hopeless—     4     (attach) to them. With the passing years, this generation started to feel the pressure     5     all aspects of their lives. Many of them have their own families, a kid or even three, mortgages (贷款) and more responsibility to take care of the elderly since they     6     (be) a generation born under the one-child policy.     7     (struggle) in their careers is usual to them. This generation seems to be overwhelmed (被击垮) by the sense of crisis,     8     they also fully understand that they have become the mainstay (支柱) of the society. All the     9     (difficult) they are facing now are the experiences every generation must go through. The post-90s generation is ready to take on a new journey with the confidence and bravery of     10     (they) times.

5 . We always feel the level of happiness is getting down.     1     Let us see what we should not do to avoid them.

Do not compare ourselves with others.     2     We compare them with our brothers, sisters and friends. Then we hold a belief that we will be happy when we have more than what others have. Stop doing comparison. Be happy because we got something, not because we got something better than others did.

    3     Often we spend too much energy on the past. It may be not that easy to forget those things, but easy or difficult: it is a choice anyway. Whatever happened has given us some lesson. We can choose to be happy for that learning and go ahead.

Do not wait for the perfect moment. Do not wait for perfect time and conditions to begin. Perfect time will never come. Once we start working on our dream, we enjoy everything we do.     4    

Do not forget to be thankful for what we have. Appreciate the beauty around us. Tell our family how much we love them.     5     It makes others happy which in turn makes us happy as well.

6 . My daughter started losing all her hair because of alopecia (脱发症) when she was 3. It was very difficult to watch her ________ it.

During our summer vacation last year, ________ that my 3-year-old daughter, Gwen, was missing some of her eyebrows. This year in our vacation pool I caught Gwen’s ________, completely hairless body for a brief moment as she took a deep breath before ________ away again. Her eyes were no longer protected by eyebrows. But she didn’t ________.

Soon we discovered the ________: Gwen has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder (自身免疫性疾病) where her immune (免疫) system ________ her hair cells. The process of hair loss itself was ________ rapid. After a few months of losing her ________, Gwen began losing her hair from her arms, legs, nostrils (鼻孔), eyelashes.

We forget all the ________ of hair as we comb and shape it to our ideals. Gwen’s nose hairs were gone, and her upper lip became ________ from repeated wiping. We needed headbands, so sweat wouldn’t run into her eyes and a headwrap (头巾) to ________ her head under a bike helmet. Within a few months of the treatment, Gwen ________ every hair on her body.

We tried every way we could to regain her hair, but all ________. We talked to Gwen about it. We put the ________ in her hands. To my amazement, she decided she was ________ to accept what she is.

Yes, we waved the ________ flag and said “no” to the drugs that might restore some hair. Every one makes ________ choices. We chose to _______ that chapter and to double our efforts in building up her ________.

7 . Ford Motor Company has officially presented an electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck (皮卡车), showing off its new model, the F-150 Lightning. Ford chief Jim Farley said it represented “a watershed moment” for the company. He added, it also marked “a very obvious and exact change” for the automobile industry. Ford plans to sell the vehicles in the spring of 2022.

The base model will cover 370 kilometers on one battery charge. Its size of the cab (驾驶室) and bed will be the same as its gas-powered F-150.Equipped with a longer-range battery the Lightning can pull the weight of 4,500 kilograms. This is equal to many gas-powered trucks, but it falls 1,350 kilograms short of Ford’s powerful V-8 engines.

With a starting price near $40,000, the F-150 Lightning will be available in four different versions. Owing to the federal tax policy, the price of the base model falls to around $32,500, acceptable for most people. That is below the lowest-priced gas model of the F-150, which starts at $37,000. By comparison, Tesla’s electric Cybertruck has a starting price of $39,900, which is set to production in the winter of 2022. GM’s first electric pickup the GMC Hummer EV, which will go into production in the autumn of 2022, will be priced at least $80,000.

With its new vehicle, Ford is aiming to be highly competitive with other companies in the electric truck market, especially, Tesla and General Motors (GM). The F-150 Lightning seems to offer buyers a vehicle that is also good for the environment and saves on fuel costs. While electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are rising, the overall share of the market is still very low. This year, through April, automakers sold about 108,000 fully electric vehicles (EV) in the U.S. That is nearby twice the number from the same period last year. However, auto industry researcher Edmunds reports that EVs still account for only 2 percent of U.S. vehicle sales.

8 . In the United States, some once-loved stores are trying to understand decreasing sales, such as jewelry store Tiffany & Co, clothing store the GAP, and motorcycle store Harley Davidson. They are more than shopping places—they are brands, public images strongly linked with an object or a person.

But today’s younger Americans are not as interested in buying things from these brands as their parents. Instead, a store like Target has gained the attention and money of so-called millennials, people who became adults in the 21st century. Target is the 8th largest seller in the country. One reason is that it has changed its stores for a new generation of shoppers. For example, it started offering more natural foods and designer clothing. It also created a showroom for the latest kinds of things for the home.

Target’s success shows that the in-store experience remains important. Just 11 percent of retail sales (零售) are done on the Internet in America. That means 89 percent of buying is done in the traditional way: walking into a store. Target noticed that millennials are the country’s largest living generation. They want new things, not the old brands they grew up knowing. They also want adventures and experiences. Finally, they are very concerned with brands that feel authentic (真实的). Millennials think a real brand has a personality. In addition, the brand itself has values.

Brands that fail to appeal to young shoppers can quickly find themselves in trouble. Take Harley Davidson as an example, sales of motorcycles there have been decreasing since 2014. Now, young people prefer to use ride-sharing companies to move around. And most young people today do not shop at the Gap, whose clothes are so common that they look like a uniform for young Americans. Millennials want items that seem to be special.

9 . Here are some most beautiful art museums in China.

As a landmark structure in famous art village Songzhuang (a small town on the outskirts of Beijing), Tree Art Museum lures visitors in with a courtyard with a pool. Looking out of the French windows of the two-storey structure, the reflections of the blue sky on the pool help people filter (过滤) their minds and enjoy a moment of peace.

Opening hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Address: East Area of Xiaobao Village, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District, Beijing.

The Muxin Art Museum, located in East China’s ancient water town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, is built in memory of late Chinese artist, writer and poet Mu Xin, one of the most popular writers among young readers nowadays. The pond-side modern structure is designed by a group of artists led by Hiroshi Okamoto—a student of famous Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei.

Open hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Address: 1508 Xizha scenic spot of Wuzhen, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province.

When famous Chinese artist Han Meilin first visited Helan Mountain in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the 1980s, he was struck by the rock paintings. He later paid more visits and has used many of the mysterious patterns from there in his artworks. In 2010, Han donated over 1,000 pieces of his works to the municipal government of Yinchuan, prompting the Han Meilin Art Museum to be built in the Helan Mountain Rock Art Heritage Park.

Open hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Address: Helan Mountain Rock Painting Heritage Park, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Yu Qingcheng is a sculpture artist from North China’s Tianjin, famous for his clay figures depicting lives of people in rural China. The Yu Qingcheng Gallery stands in mountains of Jinxian county, spanning an area of 1,800 square meters. Designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University, the gallery features a distinguishing “manifold” structure. From the first to the last, different shapes of the buildings form a continuous flowing and changing physical space.

Open hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

All of the four museums are closed on Mondays.