We always want what we cannot have.When we’re young,we want to stay out late,have romantic relationships and be__1__.However,when we’re__2__,we want to go back to being young and we__3__the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs,__4__pressure and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood__5__freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older,they feel that__6__is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To__7__this feeling,people say,“The grass is always__8__on the other side of the fence.”
As__9__,we like to be like adults but as young adults,we __10__to be young again.We think about staying out late and__11__our own money to spend.Suddenly,we see that love can result in __12__hearts;staying out late makes it hard to get ready for__13__the next morning.We find our that adult life is not as__14__as we thought it would be and suddenly,__15__becomes very scary.
Life is__16__.It gives us time to__17__but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we__18__being young a bit longer.That time will not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the__19__is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have.That is the first step to grow up.__20__life becomes more complex,we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
1.A.comfortable B.dependent
C.polite D.independent
2.A.defeated B.older
C.married D.confident
3.A.like B.forget
C.miss D.regret
4.A.job B.study
C.age D.health
5.A.creates B.shows
C.limits D.means
6.A.adulthood B.childhood
C.parenthood D.neighborhood
7.A.reduce B.experience
C.describe D.understand
8.A.thinner B.greener
C.yellow D.colorful
9.A.researchers B.adults
C.teenagers D.elders
10.A.decide B.wish
C.return D.stop
11.A.making B.worrying about
C.having D.showing off
12.A.healthy B.ambitious
C.excited D.broken
13.A.breakfast B.school
C.work D.exercise
14.A.rich B.busy
C.poor D.easy
15.A.love B.life
C.career D.future
16.A.long B.fair
C.short D.beautiful
17.A.study B.think
C.live D.play
18.A.stopped B.imagined
C.enjoyed D.tried
19.A.reason B.result
C.truth D.dream
20.A.When B.If
C.Unless D.Before