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  3. Seventy-four-year-olds are the most【C1】______people in the population, according to a new research. Fewer responsibilities, fina

Seventy-four-year-olds are the most【C1】______people in the population, according to a new research. Fewer responsibilities, fina

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问题     Seventy-four-year-olds are the most【C1】______people in the population, according to a new research. Fewer responsibilities, financial【C2】______and more time to yourself leads to contentment【C3】______unknown in earlier life.
    According to the report from the teenage years until 40 happiness declines. It【C4】______off until 46 and then starts to increase until【C5】______at 74.
    Scientists from Germany and America【C6】______questioned 21,000 men and women how happy they were with their lives providing a【C7】______from one to seven—seven indicated complete contentment.
    Teenagers in their【C8】______teens marked themselves at around 5.5 which fell to around 5 by age 40.
    At 74 happiness averaged at 5.9. The report,【C9】______in the journal Social Indicators Research, said this could be due to older people being more【C10】______.
    It concluded: "【C11】______younger individuals, older people tend to place a greater emphasis on emotional aspects of social【C12】______and are likely to remember the emotional content of their experiences."
    Bringing up a family, buying a house and creating a career added to the【C13】______exp-erienced by those in their twenties and thirties.
    The change in happiness was apparently most【C14】______amongst British【C15】______. German men and women reported【C16】______stable levels of satisfaction throughout their lives.
    Dr Carlo Strenger, from Tel Aviv University, said: "If you【C17】______fruitful use of what you【C18】______about yourself in the first half of your life, the second half can be the most【C19】______."
    "Most people can anticipate a【C20】______life, if not a second career."
【C20】
选项 A、pleasant
B、promising
C、next
D、second
答案D
解析 上下文题下文中提到if not a second career，所以此处second形成上下呼应，是最佳答案。
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