Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ______ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 名词词义辨析。根据句意判定，空格应填入与most意思相近的名词。选项中，majority意为“多数，大半”，符合句意。故答案为C。minority“少数，少数民族”；maximum“最大量，最大限度，极大”；minimum“最小值，最小化”。