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Section B.
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.  Each word can be used only once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. protection     B. ties          C. dependence   D. relaxed    E. influenced
F. readily        G. abandoning   H. harmed      I. tightly      J. emotional
Many people, when they speak of home, tend to associate it with a certain physical surroundings and a certain ___41___ attitude.  This attitude toward home has come down to us from the past.
In the old days life was tough.  Enemies could attack you and you had little ___42___ against them.  People did not live in well-built houses where doors were locked.  They didn’t have an organized police force that could rush to their rescue instantly.  This unsafe situation ___43___ the way people felt about home.  Small family groups held to each other ___44___ for protection against animals and other men.  We can see this even in today’s minority groups who, because of a feeling of insecurity, still preserve close family ___45___.
Today, thanks to modern transportation and technologies, thousands of people willingly and ___46___ leave the place where they were born.  These people, especially the young, are ___47___ their parents’ homes to live their own life.  They have no ___48___ on their parents’ homes.  Home is just where they can shut the door and feel ___49___by themselves.  And the meaning of the word “home” has been somewhat changed by this activity.  To these people, home means a place where they can have privacy.

41. J 42. A 43. E 44. I 45. B 46. F 47. G 48. C 49. D