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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #877 Medium Adapting to native country
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Re-adjusting to life in your own country after living abroad for some time is a little like recovering from jet lag after a long fight across several time zones it takes time and research indicates that after 9 years of living in a foreign country you never really do readjust of course things have changed governments of come and gone what you knew as countryside has become a Suburb new technologies have changed the way people go about their daily lives and so on these changes may well have been taking place in your adopted country but they were happening while you were there so you could adapt as you went along. Those are not the main difficulties however it is in the small everyday things that you might experience what is known as culture shock although it's not really a shock but puzzling all the same for example the precise way to behave at a supermarket checkout may have changed and in ordinary conversation the frames of reference have changed and quite often you find that you don't really know what people are talking about even though they are speaking your native tongue.

What does the speaker say are the main difficulties in re-adapting to native country after a long absence?

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Option 4: "The way people behave at supermarket billing stations"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text explicitly states that the precise way to behave at a supermarket checkout may have changed, indicating a specific area of culture shock that affects re-adaptation.

Option 1: "Technological change"

Explanation: While the text mentions that new technologies have changed daily life, it does not identify technological change as a main difficulty in re-adapting. Instead, it emphasizes the small everyday things that cause culture shock.

Option 2: "The difference in time zones"

Explanation: The text uses the difference in time zones as a metaphor for the adjustment process but does not list it as a main difficulty. The speaker focuses on everyday interactions and behaviors as the real challenges.

Option 3: "The way people go about their daily lives"

Explanation: Although the text mentions changes in how people conduct their daily lives, it does not classify this as a main difficulty. The speaker highlights specific social interactions as the primary challenges.

Option 5: "Changes in government"

Explanation: The text mentions changes in government but does not consider this a main difficulty in re-adapting. It focuses more on the everyday experiences that lead to culture shock.

Option 6: "People's terms of reference in everyday conversations"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text states that the frames of reference in ordinary conversation have changed, leading to confusion even when speaking the native language, which is a significant difficulty in re-adapting.

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