Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Of all the psychological problems (111) the-aged face, the most (112) are perhaps isolation and the (113) for adaptability. In addition to. This (114) handicaps and the diminishing number (115) social roles that are commonly (116) to the old, the aged (117) to cope with loss of the (118) career, standard of living, (119) and above all, people. The gloomy (120) through the obituaries for yet another friend who has gone is bad enough. The death of a spouse is often a blow from which the aged do not recover. The ability to come to terms with these changes is vitally important.