【AtrailwaystationsallacrossBritainnextweek,groupsofstudentswillgatherwiththeirbackpackstowaitforthetrainsthatwillcarrythemhomeforChristmas.Thisisaslargeamovementofhumanbeingsasbefore,butwithmorecontradictoryt】
AtrailwaystationsallacrossBritainnextweek,groupsofstudentswillgatherwiththeirbackpackstowaitforthetrainsthatwillcarrythemhomeforChristmas.Thisisaslargeamovementofhumanbeingsasbefore,butwithmorecontradictorytrafficflows,sothattrainsfilledwiththeyoungpasseachothertravellingineverydirection.
Atfirst,Iwenthomeeveryweekendwithmywashing,butthenthosevisitsbecamelessregular.HowdidIletmyparentsknowIwascoming?Theyhadnophone.PerhapsIwrotetothem("ExpectmewithdirtyshirtsthisFridayafternoon"),butmorelikelyIdidn'tletthemknow,andjustturnedupordidn'tturnup,notunderstandingthatmyparents'dashedhopesofseeingmewereagreatercasualtyofmycarelessnessthanaspoiledtea.
AndinallthisIsuspectIwastypical,atleastofyoungmen.Asforourfathersandmothers,noneofthemtalkedof"empty-nestsyndrome",eventhoughitsimplicationthattheprincipalhumandutyistoprotectandfeedtheyoungwouldhavesuitedtheirgenerationbetterthanours.Then,thefeelingsoflosswentwithoutaname.Today,it'saconditionwithremedies,whichwillmakeparentsfeelmoreenjoyableintheirlife.TheMayoClinic,forexample,suggestsyoutrytomaintainregularcontactwithyourchildrenthrough"visits,phonecalls,emails,textsorvideochats".Ifyoufeeldepressed,leanonlovedonesoryourmentalhealthprovider.Aboveall,staypositive:"Thinkingabouttheextratimeandenergyyoumighthavetodevotetoyourmarriageorpersonalinterestsafteryourlastchildleaveshomemighthelpyouadapttothismajorlifechange."
Whatcan’tbedenied,however,isthatchildrenoftenleavehome.Inmodernsocieties,thisiswhattheydo.Christmasistheverytimetheycanbedependedontoreturn.Forthenon-religious,thatmaybethisseason’struecomfortandsignificanceThemainreasonforthebusytrafficacrossBritainnextweekisthat______Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthatthewriter ______Theunderlinedword“remedies”inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat______Fromthepassagewecaninferthatbywritingthearticlethewriter’spurposeisto______
A.youngstudentswilltravelho