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The elderly who find great rewards and satisfactions in their later lives are a small minority in the country.【C1】______ they do exist. They are the "aged elite". What is most striking about these people is their capacity for growth.【C2】______ Arthur Rubinstein was eighty, some people told him that he was playing the piano better than ever. "I think so," he agreed. "Now I take chances I never took before. I let go and enjoy myself to hell with everything except the music. " Another reason for the success of the aged elite is the traits they have formed【C3】______ in their lives. A sixty-eight-year old woman, three times married and widowed, says, "Its not just what you do when you are【C4】______ sixty-five, its what you did all your life【C5】______ matters. If you have lived a full life, developed your mind, youll be able to use it past sixty-five. Along with frankness comes humor. A sense of humor, of course, is not【C6】______ that suddenly arrives at age sixty-five. It is an aid people use all their lives to【C7】______ with tension. "Humor," Says Dr. James Birren, a noted psychologist, "also leads you to cooperate with other people. " The ability to associate with others is another trait of the aged elite. "There are【C8】______ ways to deal with stress," says Birren. "You either reach out or【C9】______ . The researchers seek out other people to share their problems instead of pulling away. 【C10】______ ., active, humorous, sharing... these are all qualities that describe the aged elite.

【C1】

A.Thus

B.However

C.But

D.Still

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  • 正确答案:C
    本句相对于上句而言,语气发生转折,因此应选C项表示转折的连接词but(但是)。B项however(然而)和D项still(然而、尽管如此)也表示转折。但它们是副词,不能引导句子,后接句子时要用逗号相隔。A项表示因果关系,用在此处显然不合适。