What is the intention of the author?

汤姆选定了一台IBM笔记本电脑，他的父亲开了一张一千美元的支票付给店主。

就质量而言，这是你现有资金能买到的最好的车了。

Topic ：Explain culture shock and the four stages of adjustment with the help of the following outline. 

(1) The honeymoon. 

(2) The crisis. 

(3) The recovery. 

(4) The adjustment.

不管老年人还是年轻人，都需要有生活目标，这样他们才能勇敢地面对困难和灾难。

他问我是否能够解释为什么最近雨水这么多。

They were sitting on a___________bench, enjoying the warm sunshine. (wood)

我抬起头，意识到大家都在以赞赏的目光注视着我。

The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as ________________. (arrive)

Problems like this even arose in a_____hotel, (run,well)

He rolled a scrap of paper into a ____container for those tiny pearl buttons. ( cone,shape)