1 . These 18th-century oil painting are ______ so well that the visitors are greatly amazed.

A．analysed

B．associated

C．preserved

D．assessed

2 . We have many cases where hard work has ______ one’s chances of success in the past years.

A．tackled

B．multiplied

C．collapsed

D．highlighted

3 . Their sense of humour and ability to get along with people are two characteristics that ______ for their lack of experience.

A．allow

B．demand

C．account

D．compensate

4 . Some modern art is so abstract that the painter only concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to ________ them.

A．make

B．admit

C．settle

D．represent

6 . E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble________ loans that they otherwise would have struggled to raise.

A．attain

B．integrate

C．obtain

D．sustain

7 . The issue whether they should _________ the old buildings in the town gets a lot of attention these days.

A．demand

B．deliver

C．acknowledge

D．preserve

8 . She sat by the window, _________ her years of hard and rewarding work as a doctor.

A．restoring

B．recalling

C．liberating

D．acclaiming

9 . The public admire Tu Youyou, because she makes great contributions to medicine.

A．The public like Tu Youyou

B．The public respect and like Tu Youyou

C．The public like Tu Youyou’s medicine

D．The public speak highly of Tu Youyou