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When I was in my early twenties, I moved away from my home state of Wisconsin to attend graduate school. I chose to go to the University of Arizona in Tucson and   1   there. Upon landing in early June, I was shocked by the lack of   2   and the burning desert heat.  After less than two days in that     3  , I called my parents to question whether I had made the   4  choice and to announce that I was   5   considering coming home. My father, in a calm and   6  voice, indicated that I always had a    7. I could always come home and be welcome there. But in fact, we both   8   I wouldn't come home at the time. Needless to say, I chose to  9  .      Many years have passed.  My father's   10    words remain with me. Knowing that I can always     11  , I've been able to   12  several challenging situations-unemployment, divorce and even the   13  of my only son. I have also used these words in many cases where others need to know that someone     14   and that they do have a choice.      Whether   15   is earthly, spiritual, or some sense of calm, knowing that we can come home will be just enough to   16   us on our way.       It    17   me, in a way, of the prodigal son(回头的浪子)who found   18  and love upon returning home.  While we don't have to be like him and hit bottom in life, it is good to know that we can wander and experience pains and  19  in life but we still have a home where love, support and comfort    20  .

(     )1. A. flew           (     )2. A. blue           (     )3. A. university       (     )4. A. new           (     )5. A. naturally       (     )6. A. gentle           (     )7. A. choice           (     )8. A. pretended       (     )9. A. graduate         (     )10.A. surprising       (     )11.A. wander outside   (     )12.A. face up to     (     )13.A. return         (     )14.A. worries       (     )15.A. health         (     )16.A, help             (     )17.A. informs       (     )18.A. comfort       (     )19.A. regrets         (     )20.A. survive         B. drove        B. yellow      B. school      B. right       B. fortunately   B. weak           B. dream         B. expected       B. regret         B.  encouraging   B. hang around   B. get away with B. growth         B. cares         B. marriage       B. stop           B. reminds       B. interest       B. complaints     B. exist         C. walked       C. brown           C. environment     C. last         C. obviously     C. supportive     C. friend         C. knew           C. return         C. interesting   C. come home     C. make sure of   C. arrival         C. leaves         C. church         C. protect         C. warns           C. food           C. sufferings     C. fall           D. cycled         D. green           D. desert         D. difficult       D. seriously       D. pleasant       D. request         D. forgot         D. continue       D. moving         D. move away       D. look out for   D. loss           D. stays           D. home           D. teach           D. rids           D. money           D. pleasures       D. disappear

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