Question

【题目】Zhong Nanshan is in his _________(eighty), but he still loves to play basketball in his free time.

Answer 1

【答案】eighties

【解析】

句意：钟南山八十多岁了，但是他仍然喜欢在闲暇时间打篮球。

根据句意，此空表示“80多岁”，固定搭配：in+one’s+基数词复数，表示不确定的岁数。根据括号内提示词，eighty是以辅音+y结尾，变复数要把y变成i再加es，所以空格处填eighties。故答案为eighties。