LastspringIwasfortunatetobechosentoparticipateinanexchangestudyprogram.InmyapplicationletterIwascarefulto 21 howmuchIwantedtoseeFrance;evidentlymyexcitementreallycamethroughinmywords.OnceI 22 thatIwasgoingallIcouldthinkaboutwasthefunofforeigntgravelandmakingallsortsofnewand 23 friends.Whiletravelingwasinspringandmeetingpeoplewas 24 nothingaboutmyterninFrancewaswhatI 25 .
ThemomentIarrivedinParisIwas 26 byanicefrencecouplewhowouldbecomemyhostparents.Myentireexperiencewasjoyousandexciting 27 Ireceivedsomeshockingnewsfrommyprogramcoordinator(协调人):therehadbeenadeathinmyhostparents’extendedfamily.TheyhadtotraveloutsideFranceforseveralweeks.ThatafternoonIhadto 28 outofonefamily’shouseandintoanother.TheexchangecoordinatortoldmeI’dhavea 29 thistimeandaskedwhetherIcouldshareabedroomwithanEnglishspeaker.Toavoidthetemptation(诱惑)to 30 mynativelanguageIaskednottobe 31 withanEnglish-speakingroommate.WhenIgottomynewroomI 32 myselftomynewroommatePaoloaBrazilian(巴西人)thesameageasIwhoIwassurprisedtofindplayingoneofmyfavouriteCD!Injustafewhoursweknewwe’dbegoodfriendsfortherestofthe 33 .
IleftFrancewithmany 34 sowhenpeopleaskmewhatmyfavoritepartofthetripwastheyarealways 35 tohearmetalkaboutmyBrazilianfriendPaoloandthescoresofweekdaysinclassweeknightsonthetownandweekends 36 Franceweenjoyedtogether.Ilovehowpeole 37 seemsodifferentbutendupbeingso 38 .ThemostvaluabelessonIgainfromstudyinginFrancewasn’tjusttorespecttheFrenchpeople 39 torespectallpeopleforyournextbestfriendcouldbejustacontinentaway.Iwouldrecommendanexchangeprogramtoanyonewhowantstoexperienceforeigncultureandgainmeaningful 40 .
21.A.discuss B.express C.announce D.argue
22.A.approved B.knew C.warmed D.denied
23.A.stubborn B.anxious C.universal D.interesting
24.A.boring B.upsetting C.exciting D