Welcome back to the hot topic of studying abroad！Last time，we talked about the general"software"needed to have a （41）___（success）studying experience overseas，（42）___refers to the ability to understand western culture，and problem solving skills when （43）___（face）critical situations，etc．

Now，1will dig deeper into the concept of"software"．Everyone is talking about culture shock nowadays，but you may wonder what it actually （44）___（mean）．Simply put：culture shock is the difficulty people may experience when being exposed and adjusting to a（45）___（remarkable） different new culture．Usually，people often go （46）___ four distinct phases：the honeymoon phase，the negotiation phase，the adjustment phase and the mastery phase．Culture shock can happen immediately upon your（47）___（arrive） in the country．

For international students，perhaps the most direct impact of culture shock is the variety of accents，especially in multicultural countries （48）___the U．S．Canada or Australia．There are two main reasons：Firstly，these countries have highly diversified groups of residents from different cultural （49）___（background）．Secondly，there are many international students from all around the world every year studying in these countries，so you shouldn't be surprised （50）___（find） all kinds of unfamiliar accents around the university campus．