9. It is increasingly believed among the expectant parents that prenatal education of classical music can ______ future adults with appreciation of music.
Part Ⅱ Cloze Many Canadians enjoy the luxury of a large amount or living space. Canada is vast, and the homes are large according to the standards of many countries. Even 1 inner cities do not reach the extremes found in other parts of world. Canadians appreciate the space and value their privacy. Since families are generally small. Many Canadian children enjoy the luxury of their own bedroom. Having more than one bathroom in a house is also considered a modem 2 . Many rooms in Canadian homes have specialized functions. "Family rooms" are popular features in modem houses: these are 3 "living rooms" since many living rooms have become reserved for entertaining. Some homes have formal and informal dining areas 4 . Recreational homes are also popular 5 Canadians. Some Canadians own summer homes, cottages or camps. These may 6 from a small one-room cabin to a luxurious building that rivals the comforts of the regular residence. Some cottages are winterized for year-round use. Cottages offer people the chance to "get away from it all". They are so popular that summer weekend traffic jams are common especially in large cities such as Toronto where the number of people leaving town on Friday night and returning Sunday night 7 the highways for hours. Sometimes living in Canada means not only having privacy, but also being isolated. Mobility has become a part of modem life: people often do not live in one place long enough to 8 to know their neighbors. Tenants live their own lives in their apartments or townhouses. Even in private residential areas where there is some 9 neighborhood life is not as close-knit as it once was. There seems to be 10 of a communal spirit. Life today is so that there is often little time.
Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own symptoms and cure. Culture shock is precipitated by the 11 that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways in which we 12 ourselves to the situation of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say, when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to 13 invitations, when to take statements seriously and 14 . These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are 15 a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend 16 our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry 17 conscious awareness. Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are 18 . He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been knocked 19 you, followed by feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. "The ways of the host county are bad because they make us feel bad" When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse about the 20 country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock.