9 . Do you prefer being a movie star or joining the army if you graduate from a renowned film academy? While many people may choose the former, Shang Lin, 22, _________ the latter — from a cute girl taking selfies with her mobile phone to a soldier _________ with a rifle (步枪) —showing one life choice of China’s Generation Z.

Shang graduated from the Beijing Film Academy last year. She then _________ the civil servant examination in Beijing and was _________ employed to work in a government office. Two months later, however, she quit to _________ the People’s Liberation Army. “Young people should always do something _________, so I chose to be a soldier in my youth,” Shang said proudly. To join the army, her biggest _________ as a thin person was that her body fat rate didn’t reach the standard. She _________ her body by exercising, finally _________ 10kg to her weight in a short period of time.

On the training ground, her every __________ is done in a standard way. __________ and determined, the short-haired Shang and the previous long hair beauty are like two __________ different people. Now she can __________ a tough environment and __________ training with courage. “Born in the best of times, females should not be defined. We need to boldly __________ our comfort zone,” said Shang. Days of military training see her __________ and love for army life continue to grow and she is proud of her __________ as a PLA rocket force soldier.

Shang’s story has __________ more than 260 million views on the social media platform Sina Weibo. “A beautiful young film academy graduate chose to be a soldier than being in __________ business,” one netizen __________. “Quite admirable.”