We always want what we cannot have. When we’re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be __36__. However, when we’re __37__, we want to go back to being young and we __38__ the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs, __39__ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood __40__ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that __41__is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To __42__ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always __43__ on the other side.”
As teenagers, we like to be like adults but as young adults, we __44__to be young again. We think about staying out late, __45__ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in _46__hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for__47__the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as __48__as they thought it would be and suddenly, __49__ becomes very scary.
Life is __50__. It gives us time to__51__ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look __52__ wishing we __53__being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the __54__ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to growing up. __55__life becomes more complex we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
A.comfortable B.dependent C.independent D.polite
A.older B.defeated C.married D.confident
A.like B.forget C.regret D.miss
A.study B.job C.age D.health
A.creates B.shows C.means D.limits
A.childhood B.adulthood C.parenthood D.romanticism
A.reduce B.describe C.experience D.understand
A.greener B.thinner C.yellow D.colorful
A.wish B.decide C.return D.stop
A.making B.having C.worrying about D.showing off
A.healthy B.ambitious C.broken D.excited
A.breakfast B.school C.exercise D.work
A.rich B.busy C.free D.easy
A.life B.love C.career D.future
A.long B.short C.fair D.beautiful
A.study B.think C.play D.live
A.up B.down C.back D.into
A.stopped B.enjoyed C.imagined D.tried
A.reason B.result C.dream D.truth
A.If B.When C.Unless D.Before