7 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Yold
The year 2020 marks the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the “young old”, as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. By continuing to work and staying socially engaged, the boomers, in their new appearance as the young old, will change the world.
The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors.
1 Of the 3.7 years of increased life expectancy in rich countries between 2000 and 2015, says the WHO, 3.2 years were enjoyed in good health. Working is one of the factors that are helping people stay healthy longer. A German study found that people who remain at work after the normal retirement age manage to slow the cognitive (认知的) decline. The yold are also better off, while the wealth of all other age groups declined.
The yold are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired in many aspects. They won’t wear indoor shoes and look after the grandchildren. 2 They also spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than younger adults, so they are vital to the tourism industry. And, because of the importance of pensions, the yold are transforming insurance companies from passive distributors of fixed annuities(年金) to financial service providers for customers who want to manage their pension pots more actively.
3 Societies should be better off because public spending on health and pensions should be lower than expected, as people work longer and need less medical care.
Today, some big things will have to change, under pressure from the yold themselves. The most important is public attitudes towards older people and in particular the expectation that 60-somethings ought to quietly retire into the background. 4 The yold will demand that companies become more age-friendly and, in the process, help change attitudes towards aging itself.
A.Healthy yold people will require great changes in health spending. |
B.They become one of the fastest growing groups for airline businesses. |
C.The rise of the yold will definitely be a blessing to both culture and economy. |
D.Health worsens with age, but the yold are resisting the decline better than most. |
E.Many companies treat older workers unfairly by offering training only to younger ones. |
F.Bosses may think productivity falls with age, but studies in Germany suggest things different. |