Another important factor to consider is the tremendous pressure that     1     with studying abroad. Students must learn how to live in an unfamiliar environment with limited language skills. Some may struggle and     2     from culture shock when learning how to behave in new     3    . Other students are not     4     enough to handle the challenges by themselves and may become depressed. Some students might even encounter problems with personal safety. In addition, different     5     to teaching and learning may come as a shock to many students.

    1     some foreign students live in campus accomodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host   family, who can help with her    2     to the new culture. When I miss home, I feel     3     to have a second family, Xie Lei said “When there’s   something I don’t know or understand I can ask them. They are also     4     to learn about China. Laura, the daughter of my host family, wants to study in China in the future. We take turns to cook each evening. They really love my stir fried tomatoes and eggs! Laura says she always feels hungry when she smells it, so I taught   her     5     to cook it, too.

Xie Lei also found many courses included students’     1     in class as part of the final result. Students need to     2     ideas, offer examples, apply concepts, and raise questions, as well as give     3    . At first, Xie Lei had no idea what she should say, but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking    4     in class after just a few weeks. “My presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success, which     5     my confidence,” she said. “I’ll use these skills back home for presentations. They’ll help me build a strong business in the future.”

At age 18, instead of    1    the traditional path of marriage like the     2     of gurls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother     3     , thinking of the high tuition fees. She    4    , “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”

In the past few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people studying abroad. Although studying abroad can bring great     1    , I think the disadvantages for young people are greater.

To begin with, many students who study abroad face great economic pressure. That     2     studying abroad is just not possible for everyone. Tuition fees and living     3     are much more expensive than at home and could end up costing most families an arm and a leg. Studying in China is much more     4     and can help save money.

Another important factor to     5     is the tremendous pressure that comes with studying abroad. Students must learn how to live in an unfamiliar     6     with limited language skills. Some may struggle and suffer from culture shock when learning how to     7     in new surroundings. Other students are not     8     enough to handle the challenges by themselves and may become depressed. In addition, different     9     to teaching and learning may come as a shock to many students.

To sum up, one can not     10     the fact that studying abroad has its disadvantages, so when you think about studying abroad, you should consider these many factors.