There is a saying，“Book lovers have no money，but rich people have no feelings for books.” This is exactly the case.Sometimes I wonder about who the books are published for，especially those books with beautiful hard covers.
My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart，because when I was young(and he was old)，he gave me presents，and seated me on his knees，and told me stories，but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.Nowadays，studying abroad gains popularity in China.Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
As every coin has two sides，studying abroad is not an exception.There are advantages for people to attend school abroad.In the first place，he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved，as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve the second language than living in the country where it is spoken.
While studying in a foreign country，he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world.This is not only exciting on the social level，but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well.He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the firstrate facilities (设备) available.In this way，there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon (眼界) and broaden his mind.
Of course，attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems.The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍)．Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there.As a result，on arriving there，they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say.Besides，for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people，they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore，given an opportunity to attend a school abroad，one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.
| Studying Abroad | |
| Phenomenon | Sending children abroad to receive education is 31.____________with many rich parents. |
| Advantages | ●Children have the 32.____________chance to improve the second language because they can use it in their 33.__________life. ●They can make friends with other students from 34.____________. ●They can 35.____________about the latest information in science and have access to the best facilities. |
| 36.________ | ●37.____________barrier is the number one problem.Because students are not skilled at the language spoken there，they will have difficulty in 38.____________what the teachers say. ●It is not easy for them to deal with crossculture communication because of 39.____________of knowledge of the customs of the locals. |
| Conclusion | Both sides of the factors should be 40.__________carefully before one makes a decision to attend a school abroad. |