单选题 Mr.Verder never thought that he would become a member of the board of directors because of his ______ origin.
A. humble B. previous C. critical D. false

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于出身卑微，傅德先生从未想过他会成为董事会的一员。humble卑微的；previous先前的，以前的；critical批评的；false错误的。