mri practice

I'm a 20-year-old male student, and ( ) about life. I am now an adult, and have become one of the ( ) I always ( ) admired when I was little. I remember ( ) I used to think adults were all decent people, but now that I'm one of ( ), I find I'm tired ( ) the adults around me.

1. a. I worry b. I’m worry c. I’m worried d. I have worried
2. a. grow-ups b. grown-ups c. growing-ups d. grown-up
3. a. so b. very c. less d. didn’t
4. a. what b. when c. where d. how
5. a. adults b. the adult c. adult d. them 6. a. with b. of c. from d. on

None of them ( ) even basic manners, and think nothing ( ) landing other people in trouble. They smoke ( ) the street in violation of the local ordinance, drink to excess and disturb people ( ) their noise. They let their children ( ) around in the library and other public places, or use their washing machines ( ) the middle of the night...The list just goes on and on.

7. a. seem to have b. seemed to have c. seem having d. seems to have
8. a. with b. in c. of d. by
9. a. in b. on c. at d. with
10. a. playing b. to play c. played d. play
11. a. in b. on c. at d. with Of course, I realize that it is impossible to go ( ) life without ever ( ) problems for other people. But I really make an effort to think about how I ( ) my impact on other people. 12. a. in b. through c. though d. on
13. a. to cause b. cause c. causing d. for causing
14. a. can reduce b. reduce c. would reduce d. am reducing