Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective

Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood． Maybe, going abroad is an opportunity to look again at not only the country and the people who live there but also ourselves．
I had never expected to visit Paris． The French culture didn' t interest me that much, and Paris seemed too big, too touristy, too much． But when I found myself standing next to the Opera National de Paris, pletely alone and totally lost, I knew I was in for an interesting ride． I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set． My teacher eventually found me and other jet-lagged students and walked us down to where we would be staying． Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．
The next day in the grocery store, trying to decide if the box I was holding contained butter or cream cheese, I suddenly realized I was a foreigner that didn’t speak the language．The cashier and I had a conversation pletely with gestures． For the most part, it didn't seem to bother the French that I was utterly inpetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear bonjour , many of them would directly switch over to English．
Time Hew by． In the mornings we had class, and in the afternoons we were given a lot of freedom to do what we pleased． We explored everywhere in the city, being experts at using the Metro, and walking so much that our legs were sore every night．
Living in Paris was a huge change in my lifestyle． Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．I no longer mind that Paris is so big; it' s an old, beautiful metropolis full of culture and history．On one of my last days there, standing on top of the Arc du Triumph with a 360 degree view of Paris, I finally admitted something to myself．The city that I had never wanted to visit had turned into the city that I never wanted to leave．
【小题1】The writer came to Paris because     ．A．he wanted to have an interesting rideB．he attended a course in summerC．he admired its beautiful sceneryD．he was alone and lost his way【小题2】On the first day in Paris, the writer felt     ．A．lonely in the big cityB．bored with his visitC．surprised at its beautyD．interested in its culture【小题3】The example of the grocery store is used to illustrate     ．A．the little influence of language barrierB．the big difficulty of living abroadC．the great importance of gesturesD．the intelligence of French people【小题4】By mentioning the uselessness of the watch, the author probably wants to prove     A．time in Paris is not worth countingB．he enjoys the time in Paris very muchC．life seems meaningful without timeD．he has to spend a long time to visit the big cityB