Putting down the mobile phone, talking about negative feelings with friends or seeking professional advice are some of the methods to help tackle depression and 【小题1】 (anxious) during the COVID-19 outbreak, experts said.

【小题2】 the virus continues to circulate and lockdowns trigger mental stress, experts have also called for greater investment in mental health services nationwide.

The World Health Organization said in March that the prevalence of depression around the world 【小题3】 (increase) by 25 percent in the first year of the pandemic.

Lu Lin, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of the Peking University Sixth Hospital, said at 【小题4】 conference this month that China is no exception to the 【小题5】 (globe) trend.

From March 2020 to March 2021, the prevalence of depression and insomnia(失眠)in China had risen and repeated COVID outbreaks, quarantine requirements and the high risk of exposure 【小题6】 the virus could all contribute to 【小题7】 (worsen) people’s mental condition, according to data shared by Lu during the event.

In an interview with People’s Daily, Lu said that some misinformation circulated online during the epidemic 【小题8】 (magnify) people’s sense of panic.

The public should pay closer attention to information released by authoritative outlets, he suggested. People should also reduce the amount of time 【小题9】they spend in front of screens and instead chat with friends or family, listen to music or exercise to relax 【小题10】 (they).

It’s the year of the rabbit in China in 2023, and it’s promising to be a good one for the furry creatures. Whether it’s rabbit pets, handicrafts 【小题1】 even rabbit-themed games, people across the country are enjoying the fun they bring.

Han Sheng, owner of a pet store in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, is overjoyed 【小题2】 (find) that more and more people have become interested in the rabbit. Han, who 【小题3】 (open) the store at the end of 2008, has a farm to reproduce and raise six breeds including 【小题4】 (variety) rabbits. “People are more likely to have a dog, cat or guinea pig around them, ”Han said. “They know little about keeping a rabbit 【小题5】 a pet, not to mention some expensive rabbits. ”

Not only is 【小题6】 (keep) rabbit pets a new fashion, but all kinds of rabbit- themed products have been hot-selling items during the holiday. In Fuzhou, the capital of eastern Fujian province, lifelike rabbits 【小题7】 (make) of sugar are a big hit.

There are also robot rabbits, 【小题8】 allow children to experience the fun of operating a robot themselves. It is a 【小题9】 (combine) of entertainment and learning and it seems rabbits are 【小题10】 (true) good friends with children.

Nowadays, social networking addiction has become a rising concern. Social networking addiction is a phrase sometimes used 【小题1】(refer) to someone spending too much time using social media and it 【小题2】(influence) their daily life profoundly.

Addiction usually refers to habitual 【小题3】(behave) that is difficult to control and it may lead to negative effects. In most addictions, people feel forced to do certain activities so often that they become harmful habits, 【小题4】 then affect other important activities such as work and study.

In that context, a social networking addict could 【小题5】(consider) someone with a powerful inner drive to use social media repeatedly— 【小题6】(constant) checking status updates or following people’s 【小题7】(profile) on Weibo, for example, for hours on end..

But it is hard to tell when fondness for 【小题8】 activity becomes dependency and crosses the line into a damaging habit or addiction. Does 【小题9】(spend) three hours a day on Weibo reading random information of strangers mean you’re addicted 【小题10】 Weibo? How about five hours? You could argue you are reading headline news or need to stay current in your field for work, right?