Question

【题目】--How old is his grandfather now?

-- Oh, let me see. He lives a long life, and he is _______ ninety years old this year.

A. still B. also C. over D. by

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】句意：——他爷爷现在多大了？——哦，让我想想。他过着长寿的生活，年逾九十岁。考查介词辨析题。A. still仍然，副词；B. also也，副词；C. over超过/在…上面；D. by通过，表方式。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。