I n recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. B oth the advantages and the disadvantages _ 1 _ using faculty (教师 [ 总称 ]) from foreign countries _ 2 _ teaching positions have to be _ 3 _ , of course. I t can be said that foreign _ 4 _ that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset (财富 ) also _ 5 _ problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. T he foreign research scholar usually isolates __ 6 _ in the laboratory as a means of protection; _ 7 __ , what he needs is to be fitted _ 8 __ a highly organized university system quite different from _ 9 _ at home. H e is faced in his daily work _ 10 __ differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. B oth the visiting professor and his students _ 11 _ background in each other ’ s cultures. S ome _ 12 _ of what is already in the minds of American students is _ 13 _ by the foreign professor. W hile helping him to _ 14 __ himself to his new environment, the university must also _ 15 __ certain adjustments in order to _ 16 __ full advantage of what the newcomer can _ 17 __ . I t isn ’ t always known how to make _ 18 __ use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. T his is thought to be a _ 19 _ where further study is called _ 20 __ . T he finding s of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty.