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It was past
midnight when I saw an email that told me that I had been accepted into the International Summer School at Oslo University, Norway. I woke up everyone at home to tell them that I would be one of five hundred students visiting this beautiful Scandinavian country for ten weeks on a full scholarship(奖学金). My parents were delighted but anxious about how I’d manage on my own in a foreign land for the first time.
The day I left the country was packed with excitement and nervousness. I slept through the long flight and woke up to the announcement that we had come to Oslo Airport. Now, if I were in India, I would have taken a taxi to my destination, but my online research had taught me that in Oslo, taking a taxi would be considered as a wasteful way. So I took the subway to the university. Upon my arrival, I was told that my room had been arranged and my roommate had settled in. My roommate was a Chinese student, who became my first friend. Though it was sunny outside, I was tired. I realized it was close to midnight. Sunsets during summer are very late in Norway.
I was to study a course on International Development and the class had students from 20 different countries. I worked with my classmates on group projects. Team work brought us closer as a unit. We realized we shared similar dreams about our future. Oslo is a city that has an excellent public transports system. One can get to a sandy beach or forest within minutes. In our free time, we went for hikes and I realized how much I loved being outdoors. I learnt to read maps and picked up Norwegian. The hardest part was getting used to eating dinner at 5：00 pm.
I grew up and into myself during this trip. I came back to my hometown with a bagful of happy memories including my new friends who had helped me and walked with me in this beautiful country.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者获得了一次免费在欧洲学习的机会，这次经历让他受益匪浅。
1．The author’s parents were worried that he couldn’t ________.
A．get a full scholarship
B．take good care of himself
C．learn more about a foreign land
D．communicate with Norwegians well
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的My parents were delighted but anxious about how I’d manage on my own in a foreign land for the first time.可知，作者的父母担心他第一次出国无法照顾好自己。
2．What can we infer about the author from the passage?
A．He felt terribly homesick in Norway.
B．He hardly spoke Norwegian.
C．He caused many misunderstandings at first.
D．He got along quite well with other students.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的Team work brought us closer as a unit. We realized we shared similar dreams about our future.可知，作者和其他同学相处得非常好。
3．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The author’s travel experience in Europe.
B．The author’s friendship with a Chinese student.
C．The author’s first experience of overseas study.
D．The author’s most unforgettable summer holiday.
C 解析：主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要介绍了作者第一次出国学习的经历。
