Part 1 · Exercise 2 — The pull of nostalgia

THE PULL OF NOSTALGIA Nostalgia was once ¹— select —A — classifiedB — arrangedC — sortedD — grouped as a medical disorder, a form of homesickness suffered by soldiers far from home. These days, psychologists take a far kinder ²— select —A — sightB — viewC — notionD — glance of it. Far from being a sign of weakness, a fondness for the past appears to ³— select —A — doB — makeC — serveD — play a valuable purpose. Studies suggest that dwelling on happy memories can ⁴— select —A — raiseB — riseC — climbD — lift our mood when we are feeling low and even strengthen our sense of who we are. Nostalgia tends to ⁵— select —A — takeB — catchC — gripD — grasp hold most strongly at times of upheaval, when the familiar comforts of the past offer a welcome anchor. It comes as no ⁶— select —A — wonderB — surpriseC — newsD — doubt, then, that advertisers are so fond of it, forever ⁷— select —A — workingB — pressingC — playingD — acting on our affection for the styles and songs of earlier decades. Used in ⁸— select —A — limitB — measureC — controlD — moderation, a backward glance need not hold us back; it can remind us of what truly matters.