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A Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Although I look back on my (1) _______ (child) with affection I also remember how much my life altered as I got older. With (2) _______ (mature) comes a lot of (3) _______ (responsible), and as many people have said, a loss of (4) _______ (innocent). Nowadays I have to make (5) _______ (decide) that don’t only affect me, but also my family and friends. Sometimes I worry too much because of all the (6) _______ (expect) that they have, and I don’t want to disappoint people or be seen as a (7) _______ (fail). One thing I have noticed recently is that at least I have more (8) _______ (patient) than I used to.
B Complete the sentences with the correct suffix for each word.
(9) I don’t believe your deni____.
(10) His generous____ is well known.
(11) Intellig____ is an important attribute.
(12) Do you know what time our depart____ is?
(13) Passing that exam was a great achieve____.
(14) Was your childhood happy or was it full of sad____?
C Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
(15) I really don’t like this programme. Do you mind if I shift / switch / transfer channels?
(16) As you grow older it’s important to adapt / switch / vary to different situations.
(17) Recently my life has adapted / altered / transferred beyond belief.
(18) Most toddlers / preteens / senior citizens look back on their lives with a degree of nostalgia.
(19) It’s important to eat a healthy and altered / transformed / varied diet.
(20) As a thirty-two / teenager / twenty something I feel I have a lot still to do in my life.
(21) I think my father is suffering from a midlife / wrong side of forty / senior citizen crisis.
(22) When you’re getting on for / turning for / coming of forty you realise that almost half your life has gone. It’s not a nice thought.
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A
1 childhood
2 maturity
3 responsibility
4 innocence
5 decisions
6 expectations
7 failure
8 patience
B
9 denial
10 generosity
11 Intelligence
12 departure
13 achievement
14 sadness
C
15 switch
16 adapt
17 altered
18 senior citizens
19 varied
20 twenty
21 midlife
22 getting on for
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