资料简介：    三、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
阅读下面短文，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
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Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan.
“Chinese children hope very much to go abroad to get a  36 view of the world,” said Chen Yi, a Chinese writer who has lived in the US for 16 years. In a talk Chen told more than 300 parents and their children that  37  in foreign countries can be hard for young people. “ They have to 38  a culture shock and language problems.”
However, these are not always the most difficult things. To most39 , 
looking after themselves when studying alone in a foreign country is a big 40  .
Zhang Jia, a 16-year-old student 41  the high school in Melbourne, Australia,
 last October. To his surprise, his teachers there hardly 42  students to study.
And usually there wasn’t homework.
43  these education systems, we have more  44  time and more space for thinking,” said Zhang. “ But if you don’t know how to 45  your time and money, you will not have  46 .” Some of his friends spent their whole year’s  47 in the first two months of the term, and they didn’t pass their exams.
“Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 48  and broaden their minds,  49  students and parents should know about the challenges,” Chen said. “If you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 50  in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it.”
(    )36. A. bigger        B. wider        C. higher     D. longer
(    )37. A. study         B. work        C. travel      D. life
(    )38. A. know         B. meet        C. face       D. feel
(    )39. A. children       B. parents      C. teachers     D. Chinese
(    )40. A. difficulty      B. challenge     C. difference   D. change
(    )41. A. joined         B. studied       C. passed      D. chose
(    )42. A. helped        B. pushed       C. encouraged  D. taught
(    )43. A. With     B. Under     C. By       D. Through