1. According to Oberg, people go through four stages when ____.

1. their new experience is interesting and entertaining
2. they move to new situations they cannot adapt to
3. the customs of the new situation are negative
4. their new spouse is very different from their perception

2. Which of the following is true about the crisis stage?

1. The sunshine wears off and the relationship breaks.
2. The annoying realities remove the happiness of honeymoon stage.
3. The difficult situations may let the newcomers go back to home countries.
4. It's hard to learn the language for a few polite phrases.

3. People may not move to the third phase—recovery, if they ____.

1. are not capable of changing their unsuitable personalities
2. give up and cannot view the situation from a realistic aspect
3. cannot grasp the nonverbal behaviors of the new environment
4. stick with the unhappiness and deal with it realistically

4. If the people return to his home country after a long enough visit from host country he may ____.

1. obtain better abilities to adapt to new environment
2. regain some of the initial positive regard
3. no longer live in small towns
4. go through the four stages of cultural shock again

5. It can be inferred from the text that when one person moves to a new environment, his process of feeling is ____.

1. happy, sad, familiar and enjoyable
2. positive, comfortable, happy and enthusiastic
3. happy, upset, unique and advocating
4. unhappy, upset, comfortable and positive

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