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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.
【C14】
选项 A、situations
B、achievements
C、contributions
D、careers
答案D
解析 名词辨析题。由下一句的However可知，本句与下一句之间为转折关系，句意上存在对比关系。下一句谈论的是退休之后从事与退休前无关的工作的人的健康状况，因为句意上存在对比，所以本句谈论的应该是退休之后从事的工作与退休之前的工作相关的人的健康状况，因此D)careers“职业”符合句意。A)situations“形势，情况”；B)achievements“成就，成绩”；C)contributions“贡献”。
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