The buzzwords “brittle college students” has exploded on social media, with a great deal of comments     1    (share) experiences of college students subject to unexpected and amusing     2    （injury) such as “I just stretched a bit but my neck got twisted”, “I lay on my side to play with my phone     3    was diagnosed with strabismus (斜视)”, and “I twisted my ankle while dancing in the dorm.” Such comments have given rise to     4    (heat) discussions over the weakening physical fitness of contemporary college students,     5     is confirmed by the astonishing record of visits to one hospital in the city of Zhengzhou, north-central Henan Province.

The “2020 China University Students Health Survey Report” published by China Youth Daily pointed out that     6    (healthy) lifestyle is common among college students. Out of 12,117 collegians, 86 percent of participants said they     7    (experience) health issues such as poor skin condition, lack of sleep, and emotional problems.

In addition     8     insufficient exercise, the rising number of “vulnerable college students” can be attributed to irregular work and rest schedules and unhealthy lifestyles. “Nowadays, college students spend too much time on smartphones. Many stay up late playing games or     9    (write) essays, etc., which leads to waking up late and skipping breakfast. All of this are     10    (extreme) harmful to physical health, resulting in a more ‘brittle’ body,” a professional noted.

In one club in Beijing, for example, players enter into a fictional martial arts school     1     they wear costumes and assume roles like a peach fairy or a dragon. The script offers character backgrounds, relationships and potential storylines. The plot develops as the players go around the table, talking in character, taking clues from the script and the host. In the end, they vote on     2     they think the murderer might be.

The whodunits may be imaginary,     3     they provide a real-world alternative for young Chinese people who spend increasing amounts of time on their screens. The country’s one billion Internet users spend much of their time on their phones,     4     (cause) worries from the public and the government alike about too much screen time. The government’s concerns over children in particular     5     (lead) it to restrict video game time for minors recently.

The games also provide free-flowing opportunities for young people to get together, something     6     can be rare in China, according to Kecheng Fang, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The games provide “    7     participatory experience and a way of socializing, which is     8     (miss) from the life of many Chinese young people,” Dr. Fang said. They are     9     (lack) in participation in civic affairs, community     10     (engage) and meaningful socialization.

Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI,     1    (issue) a warning to lawmakers to act before artificially intelligent technology causes “significant harm     2     the world,” said Cat Zakrzewski in The Washington Post. Testifying before a Senate Judiciary committee this week, Altman “advocated a number of     3    (regulate)— including a new government agency     4    (charge) with creating standards” for AI. Unlike contentious hearings with other tech CEOs, lawmakers “appeared in a listening mood” with Altman,     5     company developed the breakthrough AI chatbot ChatGPT. Altman said the technology could     6    (use) for disinformation, emotional manipulation, or even “target drone strikes.” Yet he affirmed “his company will continue”     7    (enhance) its AI models.

The hearing left Washington with decisions     8    (make). There is no consensus on     9     to do about “the large language models that are trained on copyrighted works.” AI-driven propaganda, though, may be the single most urgent problem. Altman admitted one of his “areas     10     greatest concern” was AI-created disinformation that could influence the 2024 election.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a shocking finding about the air we breathe. It has found that almost everyone on Earth breathes unhealthy air. The WHO made     1    (it) air quality update ahead of World Health Day on April 7. The update reported that 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes air     2     goes beyond WHO air quality limits. It looked at data from over 6,000 cities in 117 countries. People     3    (live) in lower- and middle-income countries breathe the poorest-quality air. Millions of people die in these countries because of pollution-related diseases. The WHO said: “After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths due     4     air pollution.”

The WHO said its report highlighted the need to move away from fossil fuels. It asked governments to do more     5     (reduce) levels of air pollution. It said: “Current energy concerns highlight the importance of speeding up the transition to cleaner and     6    (healthy) energy systems.” It added that high gas prices, energy     7    (secure), the dangers of air pollution, and climate change mean the world must be less dependent on fossil fuels. The WHO report     8    (include) many recommendations for change. One of these is     9     use of clean energy for cooking, heating and lighting. Another is to “build safe and affordable public transport systems and pedestrian- and cycle-friendly     10    (network)”.

Chinese are enjoying greater     1     (convenient) in making outbound trips and more visa-free travel options,     2     mirrors the country’s economic     3     (grow) and increasing confidence and openness over the last 70 years.

According to the National Immigration Administration (NIA), about 1. 05 billion outbound trips     4     (make) by Chinese mainland residents from 2009 to 2018,     5     over 160 million in 2018 alone. In comparison, around 330 million trips were made between the year 1978, when China started     6     (it) reform and opening-up, and 2008.

The figure was about 17 million in the first three decades since the     7     (found) of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The country’s policies on citizens’ private outbound trips have changed from being restrictive to     8     (gradual) easing and are now quite convenient, said Min Haiyun, head of the exit-entry department of the NIA.

The number of Chinese passport holders has grown rapidly over the past 70 years, he said.

In     9     first three decades since 1949, about 210, 000 passports were issued. In 2017, 26.74 million passports were issued, up 372. 3 percent from 5.66 million in 2007, and it surged to 30.08 million in 2018.

Today, around 13 percent of the mainland residents have held valid regular passports, and the number is expected     10     (exceed) 200 million at the end of 2019.