Of the eight Ivy League universities. Cornell is the youngest; the others were _____ when the British still ruled the 13 colonies.
endowed
inhabited
founded
established
discharged
secured
CD项为同义词，意为“建立”，该句的意思是：八所常青藤学校中，康奈尔大学是最年轻的，其余其所大学都是在英国殖民时期建立的。故本题应选CD两项。