Question

Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:

The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention. Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue absorption in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days. One's thoughts must be directed to the future. This is not always easy; one's past is a gradually increasing weight. The other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth on the hope of sucking vigour from its vitality.

It is difficult for old men to think of the future because ____________________.

• A. they are unable to think
• B. they do not know what the future is like
• C. the past occupies their minds
• D. their feeling that the past was far more happier than the present grows stronger day by day

Answer 1

The correct option is D their feeling that the past was far more happier than the present grows stronger day by day

The fifth sentence says that it's not easy to focus on the future because one's past becomes a gradually increasing weight. The fourth sentence describes the past as "good old days." These two points explain why it becomes difficult for old people to think about the future. Hence, D is the correct answer.

C says that the past occupies minds in the old age but it does not talk about the increasing weight of such past. So, we cannot accept C.

We reject A and B.