(ADAPTED FROM NAVIGATE – COURSEBOOK, OUP 2015)WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE IN...
BÀI 4: (Adapted from Navigate – Coursebook, OUP 2015)
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything
seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (1) ______. If you are just on a short holiday, you will
probably never leave this phase. (2) ______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change.
As you start to realize (3) ______ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating.
People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something
incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are
likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong. With time, though, you start to (4) ______ to
become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (5)
______ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy
living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
Question 1. A. adventure B. adventurous C. adventurer D. adventurously
Question 2. A. Therefore B. Or C. However D. Nor
Question 3. A. whether B. how C. if D. what
Question 4. A. replace B. maintain C. adjust D. keep
Question 5. A. taste B. sense C. touch D. sound