语法与词汇 25.So far as he could, John had always tried to______the example he saw in Lincoln.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。live up to意为“不辜负(期望),达到预期”。set forth意为“阐明,陈述”。call for意为“呼吁;需要”。cut out意为“删去,除去”。根据空格后的the example(榜样,开模)判断,live up to符合语义,故答案为[A]项。