阅读理解, Passage 12 Homesick is a compound(复合) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know whateach word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they areused together Homesick means SICK FOR HOME. Now think for a minute about"SEASICK". If you change the word home in the definition( w/%)to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite different, Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THESEA. When you are homesick, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,the last place you want to be is at sea. Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn't mean that something iswrong with a persons heart. People are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if theeir hearts are broken. But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake and hand-bag. Perhapsyou may write definitions for them and knowing something like this must be helpful in your English study. )16. What's the meaning of the word SEASICK? A. It means "wanting very much to go to the sea B. It has nothing to do with the sea C. It is to be sick because of the sea D. It means that the sea is terrible