Foreigners experience different degrees of culture shock. The symptoms 1_____ from great to small. Some people are only ill at ease and some others are seriously 2_____. Feeling homesick,

Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. Each choice in the Word Bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank

A. complain B. adjust C. adaptD. range E. negative

F. positive G. mature H. hostilityI. moralityJ.ease

K. frustrations L. depressed M. neglected N. temporary O. contemporary

Foreigners experience different degrees of culture shock. The symptoms 1_____ from great to small. Some people are only ill at ease and some others are seriously 2_____. Feeling homesick, unhappy, and very sensitive are other signs of culture shock. It is easy to understand that the endless 3_____ of the early days in a new country would produce dissatisfaction. It is also easy to understand why 4_____ might grow in a person. People are always at 5_____ in a familiar environment. It is natural for an average person to experience mild, 6_____ symptoms; however, the insecure newcomer suffers more seriously from culture shock.

During the unavoidable period of adjustment, the international student tends to 7_____ about everything in the new environment. In fact, the student is likely to exaggerate the problems. When the student meets another person from the same country, he will pour out his unhappy feelings. Together they can complain in their native language. Although this complaining provides temporary satisfaction, it certainly does not help him 8_____to a new society. Being 9_____ will never get rid of the feelings of frustrations. The 10_____ person understands that a positive attitude is important in making the change successful. A sense of humor is a big help.