As the newcomer did not follow the instructions properly, he ___

单选题As the newcomer did not follow the instructions properly, he __________failure.
A. ended up in
B. came up with
C. stood up to
D. looked up to

参考答案A

解析:end up in以……而告终；come up、vith想出；stand up to承受；look up to尊重。题干意思：因为新手未能遵守这些指令，他不得已以失败而告终。

单选题His decades of effort began to__________ , for his new breed of rice had become more popular.
A. pay off
B. call off
C. pull off
D. lay off

单选题The one-year course is only to__________ the foundations of good technical training.
A. lead to
B. let down
C. come to
D. lay down

单选题The author assumes that his readers are__________ the basic concepts.
A. careful with
B. careful to
C. familiar with
D. familiar to