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Complete the following text with the words from the box using them in the appropriate form. To be ready, maturity, to become, to lag, transmitted, to bear, welfare, to receive

Adolescence is the stage when someone reaches sexual 1)___ while he\she is still dependent upon his\her parents for shelter and support. During adolescence the person’s social and emotional development usually 2) far behind that of sexual development.
There are two major contemporary issues involved in teenage sexual behavior. The first one is sexually3) diseases, AIDS included, and the second one is teenage pregnancy. Although teenagers 4) physically 5) to be parents, they do not have the financial means, nor the psychological maturity, to be responsible parents. Unwanted pregnancies often disrupt family life, and create a major obstacle in a teenager’s life. This is especially so when teenage girls 6) the burden of caring for the child. Teenage mothers often drop out of school, are unemployed or settle for low paying jobs. In consequence, their children do not 7) adequate care.
In the traditional African family, teenage parents could leave children with grandparents. In modern society, however, grandparents 8) younger and younger, and are themselves working. They have little time to care for their grandchildren. Teenagers and their children tend to be poor and without family support. They usually need social 9) services.