Furthermore, it seems that men are slightly happier on average than women in their teens, but women bounce back and overtake men 14 in life.
答案：(B) later
later in life 意為「在人生較晚的階段」：女性在青少年時期不如男性快樂，但後來會回升並超越男性；sooner、earlier、slower 都與後文所述的時間順序不符。
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later 你認得，難在要從前後文抓出「時間軸」的方向。本句前半說 men are slightly happier… than women in their teens（青少年時期男性略為快樂），後半用 but 轉折說女性 bounce back and overtake men ___ in life——既然前半講的是青少年時期，後半的時間點自然要往後推，所以是 later in life（人生後半段）。
The low point seems to last longer for women—throughout their 30s and 40s（女性的低潮持續到三、四十歲）——低潮拖得久，超越男性當然是更晚的事。
later in life（人生較晚的階段）、early in life（人生早期）、all one's life（一輩子）——這裡的 life 指的是「一生」這條時間軸，不是「生活」。
later in life（人生較晚的階段）、early in life（人生早期）、bounce back（回升、東山再起）、overtake（超越）。
Recent studies show that levels of happiness for most people change throughout their lives. In a British study between 1991 and 2003, people were asked how satisfied they are 11 their lives. The resulting statistics graph shows a smile-shaped curve.
Most of the people 12 happy and become progressively less happy as they grow older. For many of them, the most miserable period in their life is their 40s. 13, their levels of happiness climb.
Furthermore, it seems that men are slightly happier on average than women in their teens, but women bounce back and overtake men 14 in life. The low point seems to last longer for women—throughout their 30s and 40s, only climbing 15 women reach 50. Men, on the other hand, have the lowest point in their 40s, going up again when they reach 50.