9.With their visas(簽證)in hand and their bags packed,students may feel prepared for their study abroad experiences.(36)C once they set foot in foreign lands,some students realize that they don't have the skills to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their (37)B culture.
Guo Yichen,a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles,observed a(an) (38)D of poor communication during her time abroad.
When Guo first got to the US,she stayed in the house of a 63-year-old lady,with another Chinese girl.Guo and her housemate were(39)D to take turns tidying up the bathroom.But the housemate never (40)B,because she didn't know how.Her mother had always cleaned the bathroom for her back home.And when the landlord asked about it,the housemate (41)D replied,"I never needed to do housework back home,and I won't do it here (42)A."
"I was shocked by how (43)C her answer was,"said Guo."She could have explained it in a better way."It was (44)B surprise that the girl was asked to move out almost immediately.
In fact,"difficulty in(45)A"is among the three major psychological problems that ZMN Education,an agency on overseas education,(46)C among Chinese students studying abroad,the other two being"fear of class discussion"and"fear of homework based on critical thinking".
A professor at the University of California,Berkeley,once told the agency that many of his Chinese students only came to see him when they got (47)B scores.They should have talked to him after each class to get a better grade (48)A,he said.
According to the agency,studying abroad itself may trigger(引發(fā)) certain mental problems because it is a"(49)C and stressful shift to new environments and (50)B".It has been found that students are 23times more likely to(51)C a mental health condition than business travelers headed abroad.
And during this period of major life transitions(過渡),(52)D better communication skills is particularly vital.It helps you get assistance and solve problems.
Students need to understand the value of empathy-the effective awareness of the emotions of others-as well as(53)A themselves clearly,especially in cross-cultural communications.It would be better if students participate in a(an)(54)C abroad program during vacations before trying year-long overseas study.That way,they could have (55)B coping with a strange world independently.
36.A.And | B.Therefore | C.But | D.Otherwise |
37.A.unique | B.host | C.national | D.superb |
38.A.conflict | B.trial | C.debate | D.case |
39.A.appreciated | B.represented | C.fueled | D.supposed |
40.A.bought her story | B.did her part | C.kept her word | D.followed her heart |
41.A.actually | B.eventually | C.pleasantly | D.simply |
42.A.either | B.rather | C.too | D.neither |
43.A.sensitive | B.serious | C.straightforward | D.stubborn |
44.A.great | B.no | C.major | D.exact |
45.A.communication | B.explanation | C.opposition | D.indication |
46.A.impressed | B.ignored | C.identified | D.inspired |
47.A.unfortunate | B.unsatisfactory | C.unwelcome | D.unequal |
48.A.in the first place | B.in other words | C.in this case | D.in the end |
49.A.similar | B.superb | C.sudden | D.sensitive |
50.A.influences | B.routines | C.manners | D.policies |
51.A.result from | B.benefit from | C.suffer from | D.flee from |
52.A.tolerating | B.simplifying | C.requesting | D.developing |
53.A.expressing | B.blaming | C.committing | D.advancing |
54.A.affordable | B.long-distance | C.short-term | D.trustworthy |
55.A.difficulty | B.experience | C.leadership | D.survival. |