The elderly who find great rewards and satisfactions in their later lives are a small minority in the country.【C1】______ they do exist. They are the 'aged elite'. What is most striking about these people is their capacity for growth.【C2】______ Arthur Rubinstein was eighty, some people told him that he was playing the piano better than ever. 'I think so,' he agreed. 'Now I take chances I never took before. I let go and enjoy myself to hell with everything except the music. ' Another reason for the success of the aged elite is the traits they have formed【C3】______ in their lives. A sixty-eight-year old woman, three times married and widowed, says, 'Its not just what you do when you are【C4】______ sixty-five, its what you did all your life【C5】______ matters. If you have lived a full life, developed your mind, youll be able to use it past sixty-five. Along with frankness comes humor. A sense of humor, of course, is not【C6】______ that suddenly arrives at age sixty-five. It is an aid people use all their lives to【C7】______ with tension. 'Humor,' Says Dr. James Birren, a noted psychologist, 'also leads you to cooperate with other people. ' The ability to associate with others is another trait of the aged elite. 'There are【C8】______ ways to deal with stress,' says Birren. 'You either reach out or【C9】______ . The researchers seek out other people to share their problems instead of pulling away. 【C10】______ ., active, humorous, sharing... these are all qualities that describe the aged elite. 【C1】