填空题 Fill in the numbered blanks with proper words. Among the 20 expressions given, only 15 should be used. Make sure the words come in correct forms in terms of both grammar and meaning. anxious cues depend frustrate believe make intercourse help enter comfort contact take orient rational long acquire remove ail invite aware Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most 1, it has its own symptoms and cure. Culture shock is precipitated by the 2that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social 3Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways in which we orient ourselves to the situation of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse 4, when to take statements seriously and when not. These 5which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the 6we accept. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious 7 Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are 8He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of 9and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes the 10"The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad. " When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another phase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To the foreigner everything becomes 11glorified. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality. Some of the symptoms of culture shock are excessive washing of the hands, excessive concern over drinking water, food dishes, and bedding; fear of physical 12with attendants, the absent-minded stare; a feeling of 13and a desire for 14on long-term residents of one"s own nationality; fits of anger over minor frustrations; great concern over minor pains and eruptions of the skin; and finally, that terrible 15to be back home.
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【正确答案】 1、ailments,    2、anxiety,    3、intercourse,    4、invitations,    5、cues,    6、beliefs,    7、awareness,    8、removed,    9、frustration,    10、discomfort,    11、irrationally,    12、contact,    13、helplessness,    14、dependence,    15、longing    
【答案解析】解析:句意:文化冲击的一些症状有……最后是对回家的渴望。该词被terrible修饰,因此为名词,且意思是“对于回家的期盼”。long的动词意思是“渴望”,因此答案为longing。