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Older people who hold temporary or part-time jobs after retirement enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop w

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问题     Older people who hold temporary or part-time jobs after retirement enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop working entirely, according to a US study released on Tuesday.
    Those who continue to work in their【C1】______field also have better mental health than those who change fields, according to a study published in the October【C2】______of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology published by the American Psychological Association.
    The researchers【C3】______as many as 12 189 participants,【C4】______51 to 61, every two years over a six-year period beginning in 1992 about their【C5】______, finances, employment and retirement.
    The【C6】______are really of particular significance, 【C7】______how many older workers are continuing to work due to the economic downturn, said co-author Mo Wang, a professor of psychology at the University of Maryland.
    "Because of the economy, a lot of people don’t have enough money to retire," he said. The retirees who continue to work in【C8】______or part-time jobs, called bridge employment,【C9】______17 percent fewer from major diseases than those who stopped working【C10】______, according to the study.
    【C11】______on a mental health scale, those who【C12】______to work had a 31 percent higher score than those who stopped working, Wang said. People【C13】______post-retirement jobs were related to their previous【C14】______reported better mental health than those who retired completely. However, people who worked in jobs outside their【C15】______after retirement did not show the same mental health【C16】______, Wang said.
    "If you are doing something that is similar【C17】______what you were doing in your career, it’s easier for you to【C18】______," he said. "If you’re working on something you are totally not【C19】______with, or if you’re working on something just for the money return, then you have to readjust to the job and for older adults, it’s usually pretty【C20】______," he said.
【C20】
选项 A、intelligent
B、challenging
C、ambitious
D、popular
答案B
解析 形容词辨析题。本句是两个由if引导的条件状语从句，意思为“如果从事完全不熟悉的工作或者只是为了获得金钱收益而去做某项工作”，由此带来的结果是“需要重新适应这份工作”。然后文中又补充说明，对于老年人来说，去适应一份不熟悉的工作，应该是比较困难的，因此B)challenging“有挑战性的”符合文意。A)intelligent“聪明的”；C)ambitious“有雄心壮志的”；D)popular“流行的”。
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