Old Man Myths andRealities

When does amiddle-aged man become an old man?Officially,of course,it is when we reachretirement age. But, as we all know, this is a fairly blunt（生硬的）method of

decision making. Aslife expectancy（寿命）increases,retirementplanning needs to be changed. This is because being an old man today is verydifferent from what it was a

generation or soago.

2.Sixty-five is thenew middle-aged man. These days people are talking about the young-old, that isages 70-75,and those over 75 as the old-old. The young-old frequently

continue in goodhealth and maintain strong links with friends and family.The old-old have amuch higher chance of poor health and social isolation.

3.Although men areliving longer,there are still more old women than old men.This fact aloneshould arouse interest as to why. Relatively little is actually known about why

this is the case orabout the experiences of the old man.Sure,we are aware that the old manexperiences anxiety,financial problems,loneliness,etc.,but that is really aboutall we

know.

4.It is usuallybelieved that the old man often complains about their health.In fact,most oldman think their health is good even though most are diagnosed with at least one

chronic illness.Thephysical health of the old man is strongly affected by their health behaviorwhen they were younger.Paragraph 2______

A.New Definitions ofthe Old Man

B.Changing Conceptof the Old Man

C.Health of the OldMan

D.Happy Old Man andSad Old Man

E.Limited Knowledgeof the Old Man's Experiences