Mental Health and Aging
Mental or psychological(psychology) health problems can increase with age. There are various _____(41) (reason). One is biological change which can interfere with the brain's ability to deal with _____(42) (inform). Another is social change such as _____(43) (retire) which can lead to a _____(44) (feel) of uselessness.
Mental health problems can have a serious influence on an older person's ability. They may affect their ability to carry out many basic _____(45) (activity) of daily living, from getting up to _____(46)(manage) financial affairs.
But problems often go without being _____(47) (solve). Many older people struggle on without the right help or any help at all. Understanding how mental _____(48) (ill) tends to affect the elderly is vital in _____(49) (help) them to manage their problems _____(50) (effective) and reduce the risk of serious harm.
【正确答案】：1. reasons
2. information
3. retirement
4. feeling
5. activities
6. managing
7. solved
8. illness
9. helping
10. effectively
【题目解析】：1. 由主谓一致可知，there be句型中的be应和其后出现的主语在数上保持一致，再由空前的are可知，此处应填reasons。
2. 由空前的deal with可知，此处需填in form的名词形式，故填information。
3. 由空前的such as可知，此处是social change的举例，再由空后which引导的定语从句可知，此处需填retire的名词形式，故填retirement。
4. 由固定搭配a feeling of可知，此处应填feeling。
5. 由空前的many basic可知，此处应填activity的复数形式，故填activities。
6. 由空前的介词短语from…to…可知，to在此处作介词，所以其后应该用manage的动名词形式，故填managing。
7. 由空前的problems和being可知，此处应填solve的被动形式，故填solved。
8. 由空后的tends和固定搭配mental illness可知，此处应填illness名词单数形式，故填illness。
9. 由空前的in和固定搭配help sb.to do可知，此处应填help的动名词形式，故填helping。
10. 由空前的manage可知，此处应填effective的副词形大来修饰manage，故填effectively。
