the past year as an exchange student in Hong ...

______ the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda is more independent now.

A. Spending　　 　　 　　 B. Spent

C. To spend　　　　　 　　 D. Having spent

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　　 the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda appears more mature than those of her age.

A. Spending　　 B. Spent　　 C. Having spent　　 D. To spend

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Last year I lived in Chile for half a year as an exchange student with the American Field Service. Compared to most visitors, I didn’t travel much. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I went to school every day, in uniform. I had good days and bad days and days that I didn’t understand.

Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp in the Atacama Desert. There is no disco, no shopping center, no museum or beach. Driveways must be watered daily to keep the dust down.

When I arrived here, I was scared. It was so different from the urban middle-class America I was accustomed to. There were lost dogs on the streets, and a constant cloud of brick-colored dust came from the mine. There was no downtown, few smoothly paved（用砖石铺的）streets, and little to do for amusement. The people worked extremely hard. Rain was a rare phenomenon; earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.

I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was barely able to communicate and desperate for one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head --- and there were so many.

Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression toward the people to lack of appetite or weight gain and depression. I was required to overcome all difficulties. Being an exchange student is not easy.

As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy --- for which I received half a credit in global studies. Somehow my high school couldn’t figure out a way to relate my experience to its curriculum.

But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept as well as to succeed in another culture. I now know the world is my community and have a much deeper understanding of both myself and others.

1.The author went to Chile last year with the purpose of ______.

A．paying a visit to Chile as a tourist

B．working as a volunteer of the American Field Service

C．studying Chilean culture as a college student

D．experiencing Chilean life as an exchange student

2.On arriving in Chile, the author felt frightened because ______.

A．he couldn’t get used to working so hard as Chileans did

B．he did not know how to get along with local people because of the culture gap

C．its living conditions were much worse than what he was familiar with

D．his life was threatened by earthquakes and windstorms

3.During the first week in Chile the author ______.

A．could hardly communicate with people

B．found one person to explain his shock

C．couldn’t express his thoughts in English

D．couldn’t overcome his great depression

4.According to the text, the author most probably thinks that his life in Chile was ______.

A．wonderful but tiring　　　　 B．hard but meaningful

C．difficult and terrible　　 D．boring and disappointing

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.

B．Exchange students always fail to succeed in another culture.

C．The author benefits greatly from the experience in Chile.

D．The official languages of Chile are Spanish and English.

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As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy　 1. the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 　 2. (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl 　 3.　 name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 　 4.　 study and achieve high 　 5. (grade). As there were different students in some classes, 　 6.　 was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as 　 7.　 she used to get in her old school, it was a bit　 8. (challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much 9. (encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day 　 10. (read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

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I was born and raised in Hong Kong．For the past six years, I've been living in the United States．I work as a salesgirl in a large department store．Right now I'm going through a difficult period of my life which is hard for me to talk about．

A few months ago, I went to Hong Kong for a visit．It was the first time I'd gone back there since coming to the United States．I was eager to see my parents, my brothers, my sisters and my friends．

I really got a shock when I arrived．Hong Kong was not the same city as I left six years ago．Things had changed so much that I didn't recognize parts of it．My primary school was gone．The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings．

The shock from the physical changes in the city, however, was nothing compares to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents' home．My family greeted warmly when I arrived．While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor, the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States．I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after, but then I began to feel that something was wrong．I noticed that my family, especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking．They gradually became less warm and friendly towards me, I became uncomfortable and confused as to why they were behaving that day．

I decided to talk to my mother．She asked me, "Have you forgotten your Chinese way?" I asked her what she meant．She asked, "You've forgotten the place of women in a Chinese home．You talk when you should remain silent．You speak on matters that of concern only to men．You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires．That's not the way of a Chinese woman．We keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves．

1.I was born and raised in Hong Kong．Here raise means______．

A．bring up       B．stay           C．become higher   D．live

2.What shocked the author most during her visit in Hong Kong?

A．The physical changes in Hong Kong．

B．Her primary school didn't exist any longer．

C．She couldn't recognize parts of Hong Kong．

D．The confusion and hurt she experienced in her parents' home．

3.Why did the author's family become less warm and friendly towards her?

A．She had forgotten her role as a woman．

B．She didn't follow the Chinese custom about how a woman should behave at home．

C．She spoke of her inner feelings and desires directly．

D．She talked about matters that were not concerned with women．

4.The best title for this passage is _______．

A．My Trip in Hong Kong                               B．The Changes in Hong Kong

C．Caught Between Two Cultures                        D．The Chinese Way

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As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy 1.the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 2.(attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl3. name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 4. study and achieve high 5. (grade). As there were different students in some classes,6.was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as7. she used to get in her old school, it was a bit8.(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much 9. (encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day10.(read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

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I ran across a car crash in Hong Kong, and ________, both sides just politely exchanged the telephone numbers and cards, a surprise to me.

A. similarly           B. unexpectedly      C. willingly        D. disappointedly

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In the past three months, Hong Kong ________ the number of tourists from the mainland decline.

A. witnesses　　　 　　 B. witnessed

C. has witnessed　　 D. was witnessing

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Most of the students in the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong ______ have participated for more rights, but what they did caused serious effects on people’s living.

A. should　　　　　　　 B. might　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　 D. Can

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Most of the students in the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong ______ have participated for more rights, but what they did caused serious effects on people’s living.

A. should　　　　　 　 　　 B. might

C. would　　　　　 　 　 　 D. Can

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