问题补充:
The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of quality, hed tell them so.
A. minor
B. humble
C. inferior
D. awkward
答案:
A. minor
B. humble
(答案→)C. inferior
D. awkward
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。本题意思是这位商店售货员对顾客很坦率。如果货物质量不好, 他就把情况告诉顾客。而minor次要的,不重要的;humble谦卑的,地位低下的;inferior劣质的,地位差的符合句意;awkward难使用的,笨拙的。