Xiao Lei flew to London six months ago to study for a business qualification and it was the first time that she{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave) her motherland. Her preparation course is helping her to get used {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the academic {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(require) of a Western university.

    Her tutor told her not to write {#blank#}4{#/blank#}other people had said without acknowledging them and that she should read{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(difference) texts that contain various opinions and give her own. She had to learn how to use the phone, how to pay bus fare and how to ask {#blank#}6{#/blank#} shopkeeper for things she didn't know the English for.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (live) with a host family{#blank#}8{#/blank#}she says, gives her chances to adjust to the new environment quickly. Besides, she has learnt a bit {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much) to balance her study and life. We wish her all the best and seek for a job {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success) after graduation.

—Oh. Like a log. Never slept ________ almost within a month.