2 . The artist was finally humbled by the greatest artist on earth, Mother Nature. ____

A．贬低

B．轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)

C．谦逊；虚心

3 . In Wickenden's book，she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism，which of course influenced the girls' decision to go to Elkhead. ____

A．扩大，增加

B．详述，充分叙述

C．扩展(业务)

4 . An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first.

A．吃，喝

B．攫取，抓住

C．利用(机会)

6 . In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean.

A．照亮，照明

B．加插图

C．说明

7 . Carson proves that a simple literary form that has been passed down through the ages can still be employed today to draw attention to important truths.

A．运用;应用

B．雇用

C．利用，花费(时间)

8 . 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

9 . 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

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

A．restoring

B．recalling

C．liberating

D．acclaiming