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建议用时：17分钟 [2015·江西新余期末]If you're sick of selfcentered twentysomethings, just remember that they'll be 33 one day. For that's the age when they __1__ the “all about me” attitude, research suggests. By then, youthful selfishness __2__ and people begin to consider others' feelings more often. When we reach 33, we are also more likely to make __3__ with parents and grandparents and take a __4__ attitude towards ending quarrels with family or friends. The older we get, the more __5__ we are in almost all __6__ of life—with the exception of volunteering in the community, the report suggests. Most people agree that __7__ children is the turning point in changing __8__ attitudes towards other people. This is when we apparently __9__ ourselves worrying more about others and doing things for them, such as checking how they are getting home, __10__ to help with childcare and doing airport runs. And we are more likely to keep an eye out for neighbours, __11__ give up seats to elderly people on public __12__. We will probably also be more __13__ in the community and __14__ to donate money to good causes. Those __15__ 33 are most likely to admit being very selfish. 40 percent of this age group, __16__， regularly volunteer for charity or their community—higher than any other age group. Statistically (据统计), the __17__ at which we are most selfish is our teenage years—with some people saying that just growing up made them more likely to consider others. __18__ refer to meeting their partner or buying a house as the __19__ at which they started being more tenderhearted and __20__ others first. | 
