[填空题]The following paragraphs are taken from the text, followed by a list of words or expressions. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences.
This is one of the oldest 1 , and it can be practiced anywhere, at any age, and with or without the use of 2 . It always has been the 3 of choice for people who find the world too 4 or too complex to be 5 . By definition, this way of life is 6 . In one way or another, its practitioners 7 the society which they 8 and in which they refuse to take any responsibility.
The trouble with this solution is that it no longer is practical 9 . Our planet, unfortunately, is 10 noble savages and 11 landscapes; except for the polar regions, the 12 are gone. A few gentleman farmers with plenty of money can still escape to the 13 life—but 14 the stream of migration is flowing the other way.
So at least the historical evidence seems to suggest. When I was graduating from college, my 15 also found the world in a mess. The economic machinery had 16 down almost everywhere: In this country 17 a quarter of the population was out of work. A major war seemed all too 18 . As a college newspaper editor at that time, I protested 19 this just as vehemently as student 20 are protesting today.
A. running out of B. batten on C. unsullied D. endured E. generation
F. nearly G. against H. parasitic I. frontiers J. in general
K. bucolic L. brutal M. hallucinogens N. strategy O. broken
P. likely Q. activists R. expedients S. scorn T. on a large scale