Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
A recent survey, carried out by an electronics company, found that the happiest age for working people is 58. The results (34) ______ that people generally don’t find happiness until this time because there is so much going on in their lives. The most stressful age seems to be the thirties because it is the time (35)______ couples often decide to start a family.
(36) ______ it is obviously a joyful occasion when a baby is born, it can take a little time to get used to having an infant in the house. Putting up with sleepless nights is one thing if you don’t have to get up early the next morning, but it is quite another if you need to (37) ______ up to your boss’s expectations at work. Analysing the study shows that things get easier as children grow up, and by the time parents reach their fifties, they are feeling better about their lifestyles. And for (38) ______ people, a further cause for celebration may be the news that they are going to become grandparents.
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