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Addison Heard uses an image of his wife and infant son for the background on his laptop. An MBA student at the University of Vir

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问题     Addison Heard uses an image of his wife and infant son for the background on his laptop. An MBA student at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, Heard thinks about his family constantly. But because he’s away at B-school, he has experienced much of his son’s first year via phone calls and digital photos. Says Heard: "It has been particularly hard, not being there with them every day."
    This was his family’s choice. It didn’t make financial sense for his wife, Eden, a corporate lawyer in Washington, to quit her job, sell their condo (公寓), and move to Charlottesville with her husband. So he went alone. In his first year each spouse made the 200-mile round-trip commute on alternate weekends. Since their son was born last May, Addison has been doing most of the driving.
    As complicated as the Heards’ situation seems, it isn’t all that rare. In any year, hundreds of couples deal with how to handle the family logistics (后勤) of going to B-school. Some choose a long-distance relationship, commuting back and forth on weekends and breaks. Others see partners and children only on vacations and holidays. Still others pack up the family and bring them along.
    Being apart hasn’t been easy, but the Heards have made it work. On weekends when the couple is in Virginia, they attend social events, so she can feel a part of the community. Heard also avoids Friday classes to gain more family time. "We’ve gotten into a routine that works," he says, "but I’m looking forward to being home, so the three of us can be a family."
    Any long-distance commute puts pressure on a relationship, causing some couples to drift apart. Throw in a rigorous academic schedule for one spouse and a demanding career for the other, and the stress intensifies, often distracting students from their studies.
    Some schools offer students in these situations a good deal of support. For faraway spouses, there are on-campus social events when they visit, online communities, even involvement in alumni networks in their home cities. But mainly B-schools try to make it easier for students to take their partners along for the ride. They help families find housing, preschools, or local employment.
    The decision to attend a distant B-school is fraught (充满着) with financial and logistical problems. Students also must decide if their families should stay or go. Either way, schools try to accommodate them. "We have more than ourselves to think about," Hrncirik says. "It’s a family-influenced choice."
To go to a far-away B-school is a choice that______.
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答案is family-influenced／influences students’families
解析 空前句子结构完整及that表明，本空所填内容应为a choice的定语从句，从句的谓语应为单数形式。根据题干中的choice，可将本题出处定位到末段末句。该句引用Hrncirik的话提到，It’s a family-influenced choice．(这是个影响家庭的决定。)，其中的It指的就是该段首句提到的The decision to attend a distant B-school，而题干中的To go to a far-away B-schooi is a choice正好与其对应，很显然，答案为is family-influenced。也可将family—influenced改为句子influences students’families。
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