Complete each of the following sentences with a word derived from the one given in the bracket.
His later novels were not interesting because of their （ ）of imagination. (poor)
【正确答案】：POVERTY
【题目解析】：
本题考查的是常见形容词的名词。
由their和of可知，空缺处应填名词，poor的名词形式是poverty意为“缺乏、贫困”。
句意：他后期的小说由于缺乏想象力而没有趣味。