Tom began to learn Russian by himself in _____.

    A. the fifty                 B. the fifties    

    C. his fifties               D. his fifty

C


解析:

in one’s fifties在某人五十多歲時。另外，注意：in the 1990’s表示“在二十世紀90年代”。

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