Every year in China, a day is set aside to honour, and show respect for, the elders and senior citizens in the entire nation. As China has more than 297 million people     1     (age) 60 and over, according to the latest statistics, this day     2     (grow) in popularity over the years.

In the early 1980s, the Chinese government declared that the Chongyang Festival would be the day     3     we celebrate the lives of China’s elder citizens. Of course, showing respect and admiration to     4     old is a Chinese tradition     5     (date) back to ancient times, and therefore the people easily and readily support this day. On this day, the government and local communities hold     6     (variety) activities for the elders, like free hair-cuts, cultural performances and health-care consultations.

However, respect for the elders should     7     (keep) in mind firmly and not restricted to one special day only. According     8     historical records, elders over 70 years old enjoyed special treatment and anyone not showing respect to them would be punished, which proves that respecting the elders was set in law back then.

Apparently, respect for the elders is the     9     (found) of the Chinese moral system. Today, throughout China, we find many examples of young people     10     (carry) on this tradition of respect.

Young Chinese consumers are becoming fans of home-made brands and turning their back on foreign products.

According to a recent survey by weniuan.com, about 96% of the     1     (interview) young people said they were willing to purchase guochao products, which refer to products produced by homegrown brands. At the same time, 91.6% of them expressed their     2    (expectation) for more video programs digging deeper into traditional Chinese culture than before. Over the past decade, Chinese food, drink and personal care brands     3     (expand) their market share by 3.3% to nearly 70%.     4     (gradual), the opinion that foreign products are superior has been abandoned by Chinese youngsters.

The age group of the interviewees ranged from the post-90s generation     5    the post-2000s generation. Unlike older generations     6     might favor Western culture and brands, young Chinese people     7     (raise) when the country’s economy was taking off, so they tend to have strong confidence in their     8    (nation) identity and culture.

The young people, who nowadays have access to     9     wide variety of China’s cultural heritages, are carrying the responsibility of       10     (spread) Chinese culture. Obviously, they’re really doing well.

3 . Spain could soon become     1    first European Union country to extradite Taiwanese criminal     2    (suspect)to China, instead of their home island.

In December, a joint Spanish-Chinese operation busted what police said was a massive     3    (internationally) phone scamming syndicate(诈骗集团).

Although most of the 269 suspects           4    (arrest) were Taiwanese nationals, Beijing asked for the entire group to be sent to China. Last month, the Spanish government approved the request.

Taiwan, which China     5           (see) as a breakaway province that will eventually be reunited with the mainland, has protested that the decision violates historical European human rights norms and the “principle of nationality”.

But the reality is that it can do little     6     (stop) the transfer. Spain, like most countries, doesn’t     7           (formal) recognize Taiwan as a state.

Analysts say China’s stance on the issue reflects the tougher line it has taken towards Taiwan since President Tsaiing-wen,           8    party leans towards formal independence, won elections in January last year. The mainland has also spoken of     9     (it) frustration with Taiwan, accusing it           10     failing to rein in (控制)thousands of its nationals who dupe Chinese people via phone scams from abroad.

More and more public schools in America make it a rule that students must finish a certain amount of community service     1    they are allowed to graduate from high school. They work on projects like making the environment better or     2     (feed) homeless people.

Many school systems in the United States now ask students     3    (do) some kinds of community service as part of their studies. Students involved in service projects help     4    (they) as well as their communities. They learn about the needs of people and aid     5    (organize).For this reason, holidays     6    (become) the prime period for volunteer work so far. Volunteers get no pay, but experts point out that it is     7     excellent opportunity to learn and practice new skills.

According to the statistics, more than 60% of young Americans have participated    8    different kinds of community service, such as cooking for homeless people, or painting old buildings, etc. Some students like to do their volunteer work in     9    (centre) parts of America, but the majority of teens prefer to do it in their hometowns. Tom, a 16-year-old middle school student in California, often    10    (do) community service in a local hospital. He works 16 hours every week either receiving calls at the information desk, or helping push patients back to their wards(病房).