Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country (1) _____ weird. At least for my town, which has no stop lights and one main intersection.We are a little strange, I think. We (2)_____ get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I (3) _____ up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird?

I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in (4)______ with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city might understand (5) _______ about other types of people and (6)______  they think and interact. I feel at times that I am behind on a lot of things, including how to be cool.

I feel fortunate at the same time that I have grown (7)______ in a rural area. I would never trade in my memories of playing in a stream, climbing trees, (8) ______ in the river, and hiking up hills for a breathtaking view... all within a half mile from my house. I sometimes feel (9) ______ for my friends who (10) ______ surrounded by asphalt, concrete, and power lines.

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We are a little strange, I think. We (2)_____ get out much.