Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Some of the factors in culture shock are (1) _________. Maybe the weather is unpleasant. Perhaps the customs are different. Perhaps public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or (2) _________ are difficult to figure out and you make mistakes. The simplest things seem difficult. The language may be difficult. The food may seem strange to you and you may miss the familiar smells of the food of your own country. If you don’t look like the natives, you may feel strange. You may feel like everyone is watching you. In fact, you are just (3) _________. Culture shock may produce a feeling of (4) _________, imagined illness, or even unreasonable fear. When people have such feelings, they sometimes feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the unfamiliar (5) _________. This solves the problem of culture shock for a short while, but it does nothing to help the person learn the culture. Familiarity with the new culture and (6) _________ are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.