单选题
Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. They know they need to save, but how much? And what exactly are they saving for—to spend more time 26 the grandkids, go traveling, or start another career? It turns out that husbands and wives may have 27 different ideas about the subject. The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years. Fidelity Investments Inc. found 41 percent of the 500 couples it surveyed 28 on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally right regarding their husbands' retirement age, but men 29 the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more 30 about their standard of living than wives are. Busy juggling (穷于应付) careers and families, most couples don't take time to sit down, 31 or together, and think about what they would like to do 5, 10 or 20 years from now. They 32 they are on the same page, but the 33 is they have avoided even talking about it. If you are self-employed or in a job that doesn't have a standard retirement age, you may be more apt to delay thinking about these issues. It is often a 34 retirement date that provides the catalyst (催化剂) to start planning. Getting laid off or accepting an early-retirement 35 can force your hand. But don't wait until you get a severance (遣散费) check to begin planning. A. assume B. confidential C. disagree D. formula E. forthcoming F. illustrating G. mysteriously H. observe I. optimistic J. package K. radically L. reality M. separately N. spoiling O. underestimate
问答题
【正确答案】N [考点] 动词辨析题。 [解析] 该空格位于动词spend之后，据此推断所填词应与spend一起构成动词短语spend time doing，所以此处需要填入动词的-ing形式。备选项中有illustrating和spoiling。能与空格后的grandkids构成合理搭配的只有spoiling，意为“花更多的时间去宠孙辈”，故答案为spoiling“宠爱”。