Об­ра­зуй­те от слова BEGIN од­но­ко­рен­ное слово так, чтобы оно грам­ма­ти­че­ски и лек­си­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста.

As the oldest student among other __________________ in his class, he sometimes felt embarrassed, but he never gave up. He made new friends.