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1、You’vejustcomehome You’vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadforafewyears.Sinceyou’vebeenaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetter—orfortheworse? Ifyou’vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnight’sholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou—anythingfromalocalgreengrocersuddenlybein
2、greplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse. SohowhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15yearslivingabroad?Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed—ornowtakeforgranted?Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentl
3、yreturned. Debi:Whenweleft,Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies—allveryconservative(保守的).ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelsandtourism.Thereareevenseveralshopsonlyforforeigners. Havingbeenanimm
4、igrant(移民)myself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseastofindajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,I’dthinkdifferently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausethey’remoreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives. Christine:AsweflewhomeoverBritain,
5、bothofusremarkedhowgreeneverythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewe’dleftbehindandtheonewereturnedtowerebroughtsharplyintofocusassoonaswelanded. Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening—inCyprus,they’reveryrelaxed—andIgotpulledoverbycustoms
6、officersjustfortakingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivalshall.Everyoneseemedtobeonguard.Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacreditcardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers. Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.
7、Ijustwishmorepeoplewouldappreciatewhatthey’vegot. 51.Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto_______. A.noticesmallchanges B.expectsmallchanges C.welcomesmallchanges D.exaggeratesmallchanges 52.HowdoesDebilookattheforeignsettlers? A.Cautiously. B.Positively. C.Sce
8、ptically. D.Critically. 53.WhenarrivingattheairportinBritain,Christinewasshockedby_______. A.
