Номер 98, страница 152 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Бабушис

98 Read the text and choose the sentence which best summarises it.

1 Everyone experiences culture shock and it is impossible to do anything about it.

2 Although it's impossible to avoid culture shock, you can prepare for it so as not to suffer too much.

3 If you prepare properly, you will never experience any culture shock.

Visiting another country differs a lot from living there on your own. When you are a tourist, you just enjoy the culture and move on if you feel you have seen enough of it. But if it comes to living and functioning in a place which you don't understand well enough, where you have to adapt to sometimes weird sets of norms and customs, it might become rather frustrating. However, you have to remember that taking part in an exchange programme gives you a chance to learn another culture from within. It can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Of course, it involves some responsibilities. First of all, you have to meet the expectations of the host country and adapt your behaviour to them. This does not mean rejecting your own culture but rather than that respecting the new one. There is another, more subtle, responsibility, which is staying open and noticing similarities and differences rather than making judgments.

The emotions people experience while living in another culture vary from excitement to depression and fear of the unknown, which is referred to as 'culture shock'. Many experts believe that culture shock is inevitable in one form or another. But the sense of achievement you have if you manage to live through all these difficulties is worth the occasional discomfort and frustration you feel.

Some people think that culture shock is a kind of disease which everyone catches and then gets over it after living abroad for some time, but it is definitely not true. Culture shock is not caused by a virus but rather by the mismatch of cultural attitudes. If travellers don't keep their mind open and make no effort to understand another culture, they are at risk of never getting over culture shock. They are likely to hold onto their attitudes forever and it would be better for them to stay at home.

One of the factors that may cause negative reaction is the tendency to judge something which is different as inferior. You should try to get rid of stereotypes and be open to the new experiences. Reading about the culture before going there is also helpful. The more aspects of life in the foreign country you educate yourself about, the sooner you will understand and appreciate your new surroundings.

But even with all these preparations, some symptoms of culture shock are inevitable. You may not even recognize it at once but when looking back at your experience it will become apparent. To sum it up, if you want to soften the effects of culture shock, learn to understand what is happening to you and what may have caused it.

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The sentence that best summarises the text is: 2. Although it's impossible to avoid culture shock, you can prepare for it so as not to suffer too much.

Предложение, которое лучше всего суммирует текст: 2. Хотя культурного шока невозможно избежать, к нему можно подготовиться, чтобы не страдать слишком сильно.