【LastspringIwasfortunatetobechosentoparticipateinanexchangestudyprogram.InmyapplicationletterIwascarefulto21howmuchIwantedtoseeFrance;evidentlymyexcitementreallycamethroughinmywords.OnceI22】
LastspringIwasfortunatetobechosentoparticipateinanexchangestudyprogram.InmyapplicationletterIwascarefulto 21 howmuchIwantedtoseeFrance;evidentlymyexcitementreallycamethroughinmywords.OnceI 22 thatIwasgoingallIcouldthinkaboutwasthefunofforeigntravelandmakingallsortsofnewand 23 friends.Whiletravelingwasinspiringandmeetingpeoplewas 24 nothingaboutmyterminFrancewaswhatI 25 .
ThemomentIarrivedinParisIwas 26 byaniceFrenchcouplewhowouldbecomemyhostparents.Myentireexperiencewasjoyousandexciting 27 Ireceivedsomeshockingnewsfrommyprogramcoordinator(协调人):therehadbeenadeathinmyhostparents’extendedfamily.TheyhadtotraveloutsideFranceforseveralweeks.ThatafternoonIhadto 28 outofonefamily’shouseintoanother.TheexchangecoordinatortoldmeI’dhavea 29 thistimeandaskedwhetherIcouldshareabedroomwithanEnglishspeaker.Toavoidthetemptation(诱惑)to 30 mynativelanguageIaskednottobe 31 withanEnglish-speakingroommate.WhenIgottomynewroomI 32 myselftomynewroommatePaoloaBrazilian(巴西人)thesameageasIwhomIwassurprisedtofindplayingoneofmyfavoriteCDS!Injustafewhoursweknewwe’dbegoodfriendsfortherestofthe 33 .
IleftFrancewithmany 34 sowhenpeopleaskedmewhatmyfavoritepartofthetripwastheyarealways 35 tohearmetalkaboutmyBrazilianfriendPaoloandscoresofweekdaysinclassweeknightsonthetownandweekends 36 Franceweenjoyedtogether.Ilovehowpeople 37 seemsodifferentbutendupbeingso 38 .ThemostvaluablelessonIgainedfromstudyinginFrancewasn’tjusttorespectthefriendpeople 39 torespectallpeopleforyournextbestfriendcouldbejustacontinentaway.Iwouldrecommendanexchangeprogramtoanyonewhowantstoexperienceforeignculturesandgainmeaningful 40 .
1. A.discuss B.express C.announceD.argue
2. A.approved B.knew C.warned D.denied
3. A.stubborn B.anxious C.universal D.interesting
4. A.boring B.upsetting C.exciting D.promising
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