AnnaDouglaswas72yearsoldwhenshestartedwritinghernewspapercolumn.Aftersheretiredshefoundavolunteerjobinanagency.Theagencythatshechosetoworkforwasabusinessthathelpedotherbusinessesfindjobsforoldpeople.Everydayshetalkedwithotherretiredpeoplelikeherself.Bytalkingsherecognizedtwothings:Oldpeoplehadabilitiesthatwerenotbeingused.Oldpeoplealsohadproblems—mostlyproblemswithcommunication.

　MrsDouglasfoundanewpurposeforherself.Throughtheyearfromtimetotimeshehadwrittenstoriesaboutpeoplefornationalmagazines.Nowthereisanewsubject:Oldpeoplelikeherself.Shebeginstowriteanewspapercolumncalled“SixtyPlus”whichfocusesongettingold.Shewritesabouttheproblemsofoldpeopleespeciallytheirproblemswithbeingmisunderstood.

AnnaDouglasusesherthinkingabilitytoseethetruthbehindaproblem.Sheunderstandsthereasonswhyproblemsbegin.Sheunderstandsoldpeopleandyoungpeopletoo.Forexampleoneofherreaderssaidthathisgrandchildrenleftthehouseassoonashecametovisit.MrsDouglassuggestedsomewaysforhimtoincreaseunderstandingwithhisgrandchildren.Shetoldhimtolistentoyoungpeople’smusicandtowatchthemostpopulartelevisionshows.

　“It’simportanttoknowsomethingaboutyourgrandchildren’sworld”saysMrsDouglas.“Thatmeansquestionsandlistening—andlisteningisnotwhatoldpeopledobest.”Shecontinues“Saygoodthingstothemandaboutthem.Nevercriticizeyourgrandchildrenoranyotheryoungstersteenagersoryoungadults.Nevertellthemthattheyarewrong.Don’tgivethemyouropinion.Theyhavebeentaughtthattheyshouldhaverespectforoldpeople.Theoldshouldhaverespectfortheyoungaswell.”

1.AnnaDouglasunderstandstheproblemofoldpeoplebecause__________.

A.sheherselfisoldB.shelikestheirmusic

C.shehasgrandchildrenD.shewatchestheirtelevisionprograms

2.AnnaDouglas’snewspapercolumn_________.

A.containsmostlyfunnystories　B.hassomeideasforyoungsters

C.isabouthowtofindjobsforoldpeople　D.discussestheproblemsoftheaged

3.WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeAnnaDouglas’advicetoherreaderwhohadtroubleswithgra