问题
选择题
After the age of 50 people often _____________ their individual ambitions.
A．desert
B．give in
C．give away
D．abandon
答案
答案：D
考查词义辨析。desert 抛弃，give in 屈服，give away 赠送，abandon 舍弃，句意：五十岁以后的人们经常舍弃他们个人的雄心壮志。所以选D。