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Yearsagowecouldsaystudyingabroadwasthesamepriceasstayingoncampus,"

saysDaeyaMalboeuf,anassociatedirectoratSyracuseUniversity."

There'

snowaywecansaythatanymore."

Yetthisunfavorableeconomicenvironmenthasn'

tstoppedstudentsfromscramblingoverseas.AccordingtotheInstituteofInternationalEducation,study-abroadprogramshavegrown144percentinthepastdecadeandcontinuetoincreasearound8percenteachyear.Consideringtherisingcosts,"

it'

ssurprisinghowlittlethestudentshaven'

tbeendeterred,"

saysNatalieBartush,whohandlesthestudy-abroadprogramattheUniversityofTexas.

Wheretherealchangeappearstobehappeningasaresultofrisingpricesisinthelengthandlocationofstudents'

foreignstudychoices.Thenumberofparticipantsinshort-termsummerprogramshasswelled,ashastheinterestincoursesatmoreexoticlocales.ForMiddleburyCollegestudents,forexample,ayearinFlorencecostsaround$37,000;

atSantiago,Chile,it'

s$27,000.SuchpricedifferenceshavecontributedtomodestorflatgrowthattraditionallypopularprogramsinwesternEuropeandAustralia,whereasschoolsinChile,Argentina,SouthAfrica,andChina（particularlyHongKong）areaggressivelyexpandingtomeetrisingdemand.

Programdirectorsarequicktopointoutthattheshiftisnotjustaboutmoney."

Youcan'

tunderstandtheUnitedStatestodaywithoutunderstandingwhat'

sgoingonoutsideourborders,andthat'

snotjustEuropeanymore,"

saysRebeccaHovey,deanofthestudy-abroadprogramattheSchoolforInternationalTraining.Interestinnontraditionallocalesspikedevenbeforethedollarbegandropping,andforeigncountriesaremarketingthemselvestoAmericanstudents.AsurgeofsupportfromeducationnonprofitsandtheStateDepartmentalsohasfueledthetrend.

Study-abroadcostsalsovarywildlybasedonthewaycollegesstructuretheirprograms.Schoolsthateffectivelyswapstudentswithaforeigncollegearelessaffectedbythefallingdollar,butAmericanschoolsthatoperatetheirownstudentcentersoftenenduppayingmoreforrent,utilities,andfacultysalariesastheU.S.currencyfalters.Thedollar'

sslidealsomeansthattryingtosetstudentfeesinadvanceisatiresomeguessinggameforcollegeofficials.Mostoftheseeducators'

energy,however,isspentscroungingupextrafinancialaidforneedytravelers.Studentsalreadygettinghelpcanusuallytransfertheiraidtotuitionandfeesabroad,butbasicslikehousingandfoodareoftenatthemercyofthefluctuatingdollar.Airfare,whichcanexceed$1,000roundtrip,isnotgenerallyincludedinschoolfees,andwhirlwindtripsacrosscontinentsarerarelycheap.

TheemphasisonstudentfinancialresponsibilityisespeciallyevidentatprivateschoolslikeSyracuse,whichchargesthesamepriceytuitionabroadasathome.EvenatmoreaffordablepublicuniversitiesandprivatecollegeslikeMiddlebury—whichchargesU.S.studentstheoftencheapertuitionoftheinternationalhostschools—counselorsarequicktopeddlethevirtueofthrift,alessonnolongerlostbetweenthoseonsafetyandcultureshock.

1.ThefactthatAmericanstudentsblithelyflockedoverseastonibbleonaffordablesconesaandcroissantsimpliesthat_____

[A]studyingabroadcostalmostthesameasstayinginU.S.forhighereducation.

[B]Americanstudentswereencouragedtostudyoverseastoenrichtheirexperience.

[C]thecostoflivingatabroadwasmoderateforAmericanstudents.

[D]theU.S.dollarwasthestrongestcurrencyintheworld.

2.Thechangesofstudy-abroadcausedbythedollar’sdepreciationarethefollowingonesexcept_____

[A]students’enthusiasmofstudyingabroadinshortperioddoesnotdisappearbutviceversa.

[B]studentsbecomehesitantwhenconsideringlong-termoverseasprograms.

[C]programmesinwesternEuropeandAustraliasufferdecliningpopularity.

[D]studentswhochosetostudyatcertaincontinentsareatarapidgrowth.

3.RebeccaHover’sstatementimpliesthat_____

[A]theUnitedStatesarenowmorereadilyinfluencedbytheothercountriesthanbefore.

[B]shiftinthemainlandmayalsobecausedbyfactorsoutsideofAmerica.

[C]EuropecannolongerinflunecetheUnitedStatesasbefore.

[D]theUnitedStatesareextendingitsinfluencebeyonditsboraders.

4.Whoareprobablymostaffectedbythedollar’sdip?

[A]Theinternationalexchangestudents.

[B]Thestudentswhohavegotscholarships.