Choose the closest paraphrased version after the following sentence or the italicized part.
My maternal grandfather, it is true, was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age of sixty-seven.（ ）
A、
My maternal grandfather retired from gardening at sixty-seven.
B、
My maternal grandfather died young, when he was sixty-seven.
C、
My maternal grandfather lost energy when he was sixty-seven.
D、
My maternal grandfather was considered no longer young at sixty-seven.
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：
句意：我的外祖父确实是在67岁正年轻力壮时就一命呜呼了。A.67岁退休与67岁去世不是一回事；B.与原句相符；C.失去精力与去世不是一回事；D.67岁不再年轻与67岁去世不是一回事。选B。
