Homesickness is very common among students away from home — even those who had previously been away at overnight camp or traveled far away. There is a difference between being away from home for 8 weeks and being gone for 8 months. There is also a difference between 1 home for a while (knowing you will be going back) and leaving 2 (knowing you may never return). Feeling homesick does not make you less mature or mean you are not ready to be 3 . If you feel homesick, talk to your friends at school about it. 4 they are feeling the same way. 5 family and friends back home, but make sure you 6 new relationships at school. If your homesickness does not 7 and does not seem to be getting better after a few months at school, speaking with an adviser might help. Also, remember that going home for the first visit may be difficult 8 changes in yourself or your family. Old conflicts do not just disappear once you go to college, and new ones may 9 . Again, if things are too stressful for you 10 handle alone, talk to an adviser.
1. A. abandoning B. leaving C. being away D. heading for
2. A. forever B. temporarily C. for a short time D. all the time
3. A. yourself B. lonely C. of your own D. on your own
4. A. Most likely B. It’s impossible C. It’s lucky D. Make sure
5. A. Keep in touch with B. Contact with C. Keep contact in D. Communicate
6. A. have built B. do C. formed D. develop
7. A. go with B. go away C. go over D. go through
8. A. thanks to B. because of C. because D. resulting in
9. A. appear B. rise C. raise D. grow
10. A. too B. so C. to D. not

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