Section D Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not 20 for the old to be unhappy. When getting old, people will gain wisdom and have the 21 to help others with advice wisely. The old have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren 22 around them; and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a 23 one, feel the happiness of having 24 the battle of life safely and having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the battle.