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Highlights of the Current Affairs
Loneliness economy
China’s younger generations are driving up the value of the country’s industry. In recent years, businesses built around loneliness have appeared and boomed in China, presenting single people with the services they need. As furry animals occupy the personal lives of more and more people, the industrial chain established around pets is starting a market that might soon be worth hundreds of billions of yuan.
Following the catering industry, shopping and housekeeping services which turned to the Internet for modern solutions, the pet industry is also offering creative services, such as a call-out vet (兽医) service.
Alipay adds beauty filters (美颜) to face-scan
The Chinese mobile payment application, Alipay launched a new update that included “beauty filter” into its face-scan payment system. The “beauty filters”, which beautify users when they make payments via the application, have been well received by the market.
A survey run by news portal Sina Technology showed that more than 60% of respondents think they look uglier through the face-scan payments method than on a regular camera. The number of women users, in particular, increased by 123 percent after this technique appeared.
Future pocket money
Research has found that 84% of British parents currently give notes and coins to their children. But banks predict that by 2028 only one in ten businesses will be with cash. Children may not understand the value of cash because they never see it. Parents face a dilemma —— finding a new way to offer pocket money, or maybe not bothering to pay it at all. But whatever method a parent chooses to adopt, they need to teach their kids that money doesn’t grow on trees!
1. What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce the latest news. B. To attract attention to Alipay.C. To predict the disappearance of cash. D. To promote the economic development.2. With the economy booming, which of the following can be available?A. Beauty filters can make women more beautiful.B. Youngsters can ask for a call-out service for pets.C. Single people can get furry animals treated for free.D. Alipay can be turned to for getting rid of loneliness.3. How can parents help their kids learn about money?A. Encourage children to visit banks.
B. Give notes to their children as pocket money.
C. Teach children healthy attitudes to money.
D. Guide children to use Alipay face-scan payment.
