问题
选择题
His father looks young, but in fact he is ______.
A.in the forties
B.in his forties
C.in the forty
D.in his forty
答案
答案:B
本题的含义是他的父亲看起来年轻,但事实上他有40多岁了,在英文中in one’s +整十的数词复数可用来表示年龄,40的复数为forties,故本题选B。