关于ike 和 as, OG12 82

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According to a recent poll, owning and living in a
freestanding house on its own land is still a goal
of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier
generations.
(A) like that of earlier generations
(B) as that for earlier generations
(C) just as earlier generations did
(D) as have earlier generations
(E) as it was of earlier generations
答案是E，我选了A，我觉得that可以指 a goal啊，然后就可以对比了
选E是否因为比较模式，在句尾的话，习惯性用as呢？