Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, hut people now live longer than they used to. Yet, all【C1】______things still show the effect of aging, which will eventually【C2】______death. The body and the【C3】______, they do not function as well as they【C4】______in childhood and adolescence(青春期). The body provides less【C5】______against disease and is more prone(易于……的)【C6】______accident. A number of related causes may【C7】______to aging. Some cells of the body have a【C8】______long life, but they are not【C9】______when they die. As a person ages,【C10】______of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. Other body cells did and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the【C11】______cells may not be as viable(能生存的)or as capable【C12】______growth as those of a young person. Another factor in aging may be changes within the cells【C13】______Some of the protein chemicals in cells【C14】______known to change【C15】______age and become less elastic. This is why the skin of old people wrinkles and hangs loose. This is also the reason old people shrink in【C19】______. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals.【C17】______DNA and RNA, store and【C18】______information that the cells need. Aging may【C19】______this process and change the information carrying molecules【C20】______they do not transmit the information as well. 【C1】