2019年mpa考试英语真题——名词452

{01}I don’t think I am ____ ; it is said that _______- is the mother of success. A.a failure; failure B.failure; a failure C.a failure; a failure D.failure; failure 解析：   failure为不可数名词，失败，前面加a，指抽象名词具体化，意为失败的人或事，句意：我认为我不是一个失败的人，据说失败是成功之母。failure is the mother of success是一个谚语。所以选A。
本题选A。
{02}It was a great ______ for him to be pleasant to people he didn’t like. A.trouble B.effort C.sorrow D.horror 解析：词义辨析。  A.麻烦  B.努力，成就   C. 悲伤  D. 惊骇，令人恐怖的事。句意：去让他适合他不喜欢的人的心意，需要他做出巨大努力。故选B。
本题选B。