Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.
When I ___1___ my life in China I was often filled with frustration and ___2___over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “____3____” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to ___4____different ways of doing things ___5____still saw my own ways as superior.
My views were still heavily colored by ___6____and I often accepted situations I felt ____7____by simply coining the phrase "That's China," _____8_____ China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, ____9____, I came to understand and appreciate the new ____10____ and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the____11_____.
For example, fish is never ___12___ with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is ___13___at me saying, `You're a ___14___ man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other____15____,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"
It is not the same with every westerner, and some take ___16___ than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how _____17_____ you are and how tightly you ___18___to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China ___19___ I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more ___20___in China than in my own country.
1. A. ended B. began C. continued D. enjoyed
2. A. curiosity B. fear C. purpose D. anger
3. A. wrong B. right C. wise D. smooth
4. A. find B. use C. accept D. refuse
5. A. or B. but C. while D. so
6. A. preferences B. references C. facts D. standards
7. A. necessary B. important C. nervous D. stupid
8. A. mentioning B. saying C. meaning D. referring
9. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. thus
10. A. character B. personality C. revolution D. culture
11. A. locals B. foreigners C. researchers D. citizens
12. A. bought B. sold C. served D. separated
13. A. glancing B. laughing C. shouting D. staring
14. A. kind B. cruel C. brave D. unique
15. A. fishes B. vegetables C. dishes D. soups
16. A. more B. less C. further D. longer
17. A. adaptable B. considerable C. dependable D. enjoyable
18. A. get B. hold C. catch D. insist
19. A. since B. as C. before D .when
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