You may not use any of the words more than once.A anxiety F indicated K transition B introduce G resent L equivalent C acquaint H reinforce M regretting D acquisition I expressed N acceptable E saddled J sensible O shifting There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the 1)___period, during which we move from teenage to adolescence. We learn who we are and what we stand for and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are2) _ _with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.My parents have already expressed feelings of3)___over my future with academics and life. When I expressed to them recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to 4)__d myself with the world, they seemed so shocked. That idea sounded foreign and to them was5) __ to lack of ambition.Apart from that, my mother has 6)_to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boyfriend. I 7)____this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out of life without a man, even children, as it becomes more 8) _for women to adopt children.I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to 9)___my academic work, possibly complete a law degree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about10)___to marriage. If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less“ready” formarriage at the age of 29 or 30,the age when my mother had me.

Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the 

word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A anxiety F indicated K transition 

B introduce G resent L equivalent 

C acquaint H reinforce M regretting 

D acquisition I expressed N acceptable 

E saddled J sensible O shifting 

There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the 1)___period, during which we move from teenage to adolescence. 

We learn who we are and what we stand for and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are2) _ _with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.

My parents have already expressed feelings of3)___over my future with academics and life. When I expressed to them recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to 4)__d myself with the world, they seemed so shocked. That idea sounded foreign and to them was5) __ to lack of ambition.

Apart from that, my mother has 6)_to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boyfriend. I 7)____this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out of life without a man, even children, as it becomes more 8) _for women to adopt children.

I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to 9)___my academic work, possibly complete a law degree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about10)___to marriage. If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less“ready” for

marriage at the age of 29 or 30,the age when my mother had me.