Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home. Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea. Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study. 小题1: A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage 小题2: A．how B．why C．when D．where 小题3: A．for B．from C．about D．like 小题4: A．get B．fit C．read D．have 小题5: A．right B．wrong C．same D．different 小题6: A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．carsick 小题7: A．the first place B．the last place C．the only place D．the safe place 小题8: A．thought over B．thought out C．heard from D．heard of 小题9: A．hurt B．hit C．loved D．moved 小题10: A．hobby B．height C．heaven D．handbag