downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for amusement. Rain was a rare phenomenon; earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.

　　I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and desperate for one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head—and there were so many.

　　Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression toward the people to lack of appetite or weight gain and depression. I was 专题一 │ 新题预测

　　required to overcome all difficulty. Being an exchange student isn’t easy.

　　As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy—for which I received half a credit in global studies.

　　But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain.I learned how to accept and to achieve success in another culture. I now have a much deeper understanding of both myself and others. 专题一 │ 新题预测

　　1．Why did the writer come to Chile last year？(No more than 8 words) ____________________________________________________

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