2. 解析：选B。句意为：政府最近任命希拉里·克林顿为国务卿。appoint sb.as ...表示“任命某人为……”。

5. It was not until you went away that I realized that I had made a mistake.

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4. It’s a pity that it’s probably the last time this will happen.

3. At dawn, he found himself lying at the bottom of a valley.

2. I have fun talking with my classmates.

B. 1. stolen　 2. doing　 3. to do　 4. show

C. 1. upset　 2. bother　 3. irritate　 4. trouble　 5. disturb

D. 1.sewing　 2. upsetting　 3. multiplied　 4. sobbed　 5. pitied

9. attracted　 10. compete

5. popularity　 6. activities　 7. scholarship　 8. settle