Celebrating Western holidays, following K-pop bands and going abroad to study.... Many young people     1     (think) to be not as patriotic (爱国的) as their parents or grandparents.

But data has shown that young Chinese people have demonstrated an     2     (increase) sense of national pride and patriotism in recent years.

According to the website of the Communist Youth League of China, the organization has more than 15. 7 million followers on Sina Weibo. As long as     3     (relate) to topics such as national unity, patriotism and the country’s development, each post may have received thousands of comments and “     4     ”(like).

On March 5, the league wrote a post celebrating the 12rd anniversary of the birth of China’s first premier, Zhou Enlai,     5     thousands of young internet users leaving comments expressing     6     lucky and happy they felt to be living in the country.

Young people not only expressed their patriotism in words, but also through action. Chinese youths’ patriotism may       7     (apparent) be stronger than ever, and with good reason. Gua Yuanyum, a professor said. “The great material improvement can give young people more room for     8     (spirit) life.” “Our       9     (old) generations experienced a very difficult time, and before reform and opening-up, the economy     10     (be) far behind those in the West. Now as the second-largest economy in the world and the responsible role in the global community, young people’s patriotic sentiment has naturally risen.”

In “Squid Game”, a nine- episode series shown on Netflix, 456 people    1    (face) severe debt and financial crisis play a series of deadly children’s games    2    ( win) a $38 million cash prize in South Korea.

“Squid Game” is now the top- ranked show in the United States on Netflix and is on its way    3    becoming one of the most-watched shows in the streaming service’s history. Like “The Hunger Games” books and movies, “Squid Game” holds its audience with its violent tone, cynical(愤世嫉俗的) plot and a    4    (willing)to kill off fan-favorite characters.

South Korea boomed in the postwar era, making it one of the richest    5    (country) in Asia and leading some economists to call    6    ( it) rise the “ miracle on the Han River.” But wealth disparity(明显差异) has worsened as the economy has matured.

As South Korean families have tried to keep up, household debt has mounted, leading some economists to warn that the debt could hold back the economy. Home prices have increased to the point    7    housing affordability has become    8    hot- button political topic.

“In South Korea, all parents    9    (desperate) want to send their kids to the best schools. To do that, you have to live in the best neighborhoods. That would require saving enough money to buy a house, a goal so unrealistic that I’ ve never even bothered calculating how long it will take me,” Shin Yeeun said, who    10    (graduate)from college in January 2021. Now 25, she said she had spent over a year looking for steady work.·

Cheng Yiting, a 21-year-old student, is not surprised that the video she     1     (post) on social media of people sprinting in Tian’anmen Square, Beijing, to secure a place in the front row to watch the flag-raising ceremony became a hit.

“Everyone wants to watch the ceremony in the front row to see the national flag being raised as the sun comes up,     2     makes Chinese people feel proud, ”she said.

Cheng said she was     3     (true) touched by the ceremony     4     (hold) in the heart of the capital and the nation’s political center, which     5     (watch) by countless people from China and elsewhere over the years.

The flag-raising is considered by many Chinese to be     6     event they must attend at least once in their lifetime, especially since the number of honor guards was greatly increased and additional ceremony was introduced     7     the occasion on May 1, 1991.

“This daily event sends a powerful signal that a strong nation is always behind its people. In addition to     8     (feel) proud of China, I felt a strong sense of     9     (secure) while watching the ceremony,” Cheng said.

According to the white paper Youth of China in the New Era released by the State Council Information Office in April,     10     young Chinese sometimes experience conflicting ideas, they always love the country sincerely and continue to pursue lofty values and ideals.

China’s youth are developing into a generation capable of shouldering the     1     (responsible) of national rejuvenation (复兴), said a recent white paper.

The white paper,     2     (title) “Youth of China in the New Era”, was published by the State Council Information Office on April 21. The document records the achievements and    3     (reflect) on the spirit of the country’s youth.

    4     the country developing rapidly, more than 25 million young people,     5     future prospects are supported by a solid foundation (基础), have escaped poverty. Young people in China now have more equal access to education, more diverse career options and more development opportunities. They grow and prosper in a     6     (good) legal environment, with more favorable policies and more     7     (rely) social security, said the white paper.

“In the new era, China’s youth have shown their grit (勇气) at critical moments,” noted the white paper. Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke, young people     8     (risk) their lives to combat (对抗)     9     deadly disease. As China opens its door     10     (wide) to the outside world, the country’s young people are gaining a greater understanding of international exchanges and cooperation.

Xiaohongshu, the social media and lifestyle platform sometimes known as China’s answer to Instagram, apologized     1     letting bloggers share heavily filtered(滤光的) photos of tourist attractions, disappointing users who went to those     2    (locate) after seeing the pictures. The app issued a statement on Sunday on its social media account,     3    (admit) that some users have “over-beautified” their online travel diaries.

The platform, which said it has 100 million     4    (month) active users, many of them young female consumers in     5    (they) 20s and 30s, stressed that its community explicitly(明确地) calls for users to avoid over-editing when     6    (share) recommendations in areas such as beauty and make-up, fashion and store visits.

The apology     7    (come) after users complained on social media about their experience following travel guides on Xiaohongshu, only to find out on actual visits that the places are completely different from the     8    (skillful) retouched images they saw. One of     9     most well-known cases involved the “pink beach” of Fuxian Lake in China’s southwestern Yunnan province,     10     often appears online in dreamy pink images, but in reality is more similar to the color of red bricks.

Five-day work weeks are commonly accepted and practiced. But trials of a four day work week in Iceland were considered    1    ( remarkable) successful.They led to many workers    2     (move) to shorter hours and workers around the world are following the trend. Why has this practice gained     3     ( popular) and is it possible to apply it cross culturally?

The rials,    4    involved more than 2, 500 workers took place in 2015. It    5    (report) that productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces. Meanwhile, they found their working conditions were    6     (little) stressful and they were no longer at risk of burnout, and their health and work life balance had also improved.

Therefore, the world’s largest ever trial of a shorier working week was by any measure    7    complete success. It shows that the public is service is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks and    8     (lesson) can be learned by other governments.

A number of other trials are now being run across the world. For instance, unilever in New Zealand is giving staff a chance to cut their hours by 20%    9    hurting their pay in a trial. People feel actually more    10    ( attach) to the job in that they get rewarded by having more time.

According to a recent survey conducted by wenjuan.com,an online survey platform,some 96 percent of surveyed youth said they were willing to purchase guochao products,    1     refers to products by homegrown brands.    2     the same time，91.6 percent of respondents    3    （voice）their expectations for more video programs digging deeper into traditional Chinese culture.The age group of the interviewees ranged from the post-80s to the post-2000s generations，with the latter     4    （account）for 22.1 percent.

“Nowadays we are     5    （deep）connected with most countries in the world,which results in a comprehensive understanding of the outside world,yet we still have confidence in our own culture．This sense of pride     6    （base）on rational thinking，” said professor Su Junbin of Xiamen University.

Unlike older generations who might favor Western culture and brands，Chinese youth were born and raised when the     7    （country）economy was taking off, so they tend to have strong confidence in their national identity and culture.They have gained     8     full understanding of the outside world，and after several rounds of comparison,have finally found     9    （they）to be in a strong position．So the timing is perfect，Su said，    10    （push）forward cultural products imprinted with traditional Chinese cultural features.