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 of the fence． "
As 44 , we like to be like adults but as young adults, we 45 to be young again． We think about staying out late and 46 our own money to spend． Suddenly, they see that love can result in 47 hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for 48 the next mooring． They find out that adult life is not as 49 as they thought it would be and suddenly, 50 becomes very scary．
Life is 51_ ．It gives us time to 52 but also requires us to work． The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back 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 grow up． _55 life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults．
36．A． comfortable B． dependent C． independent D． polite
37．A． older B． defeated C． married D． confident
38．A． like B． forget C． regret D． miss
39．A． study B． job C． age D． health
40．A． creates B． shows C． means D． limits
41．A． childhood B． adulthood C． parenthood D． neighborhood
42．A． reduce B． describe C． experience D． understand
43．A． greener B． thinner C． yellow D． colorful
44．A． researchers B． teenagers C． adults D． elders
45．A． wish B． decide C． return D． stop
46．A． making B． having C． worrying about D． showing off
47．A． healthy B． ambitious C． broken D． excited
48．A．breakfast B． school C．exercise D． work
49．A．rich B． busy C．poor D． easy
50．A．life B． love C．career D． future
51．A．long B． short C．fair D． beautiful
52．A．study B． think C．play D． live
53．A．stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D． tried
54．A．reason B．result C．dream D． truth
55．A．If B．When C．Unless D． Before