单选题 When people become unemployed, it is ______ which is often worse than lack of wages.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本句的意思是：当人们失业时，比拿不到工资更糟糕的是那种空虚无聊的感觉。名词词义辨析题：A．懒惰，无精打采；B．贫穷；C．空虚，无聊；D．无力，无能。