Old age may not sound ________ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people_
_______ (worry) about getting older.
The findings came from ________ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States.The Gallup Organization questioned __
_____ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, ________(sad) and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.The research team found that levels of stress were ____
_____ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped ______
__ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.
Happiness ________ highest among the youngest adults and those__
______ their early seventies.The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. __
______ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.