We are in the middle of the biggest educational movement【A1】________history. Hundreds of thousands of young people are traveling to be educated abroad. They are led by the Chinese, for【A2】________a foreign education is highly prized. There now are over 50,000 Chinese students in Britain—mostly the children of the elite and the rich – and the number studying abroad is【A3】________to double. So what happens to the beliefs and【A4】________of these young people when【A5】________by a culture so different from their own? Staying in Britain produces extensive reflection about both British and Chinese【A6】________ , as a new study of recent graduates by the British Council has【A7】________. Their【A8】________to politics, sexuality, equality and rights look very different from back home.
Students’ knowledge before they arrive is often【A9】________. Many are expecting a country of gentlemen, 【A10】________sticks and top hats. As one respondent put it, her【A11】________of Britain was “posh garden parties, traditional English afternoon tea and the royal family”. What they actually encounter can leave them shocked. They see young people drunk and【A12】________control. Not all young people were seen in this way, and older generations were thought to have good【A13】________ . The students noted that the British also had the ability to have a good time and relax【A14】________in China people worried incessantly about their children or their parents. Chinese students come to Britain for the quality of its education system. The experience of living in Britain also means that they can explore how their conditions might change, 【A15】________themselves and for the future of their own country.