Exercise 16 Listen to the following short passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Being homesick is very _____1_____ among college students. If you feel sad and lonely, think about people at home all the time, want to go home _____2_____, and just feel generally depressed, then you are probably homesick. Fortunately, there are ways to _____3_____. Being involved in school activities will keep you busy, therefore reducing your time to be homesick. Not only will these activities _____4_____ and reduce your time to be homesick, but they will also allow you to meet more people and _____5_____. The more friends you make at college, the less homesick you will feel. Many college students, especially freshmen, _____6_____ feelings of homesickness. If you share your feelings with your classmates, you will find that ____7______. Talking about your feelings with others who feel the same way will not only help you connect with those students, but it will also help you find more ways to _____8_____ Keep in mind that your feelings of homesickness _____9_____ in the end. As you _____10_____ your new surroundings, you will grow more comfortable in your college environment.