A anxiety F indicated K transition B introduce G resent L equivalent C acquaint H reinforce M regretting D acquisition 1 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 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 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 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.