Fill in the blanks .
A anxiety B introduce C acquaint D acquisition E saddled F indicated G resent H reinforce
I expressed J sensible K transition L equivalent
M regretting N acceptable 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 are 2 ) _ with a lot of pressure from our parents who
want us to make something out of ourselves.
My parents have already expressed feelings of 3 ) _ 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 ) _
myself with the world , they seemed so shocked . That idea sounded foreign and to them was 5 ) _ 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 about 10 ) _ 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