多选题
The ______ with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia ______ Joshua Johnston professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter.
【正确答案】
A、D
【答案解析】[解析] ●attests to说明前后同义重复。
●第一空与merchants and landowners... ______ Joshua Johnston"s professional services共同体现了artistic skill。两空联动，同义重复。
●avidness渴望，diffidence不自信，disgust厌恶；seek追寻，replace替换，overlook忽视。答案选AD。