Many great artists were not famous in their own time，and people only started to _______ them many years later.A. subjectB. appreciateC. inspireD. assist

此题考查的是词汇选择。题干的意思是“许多伟大的艺术家在他们自己的时代并不出名，人们只是在很多年后才开始______他们。”根据题意，这里需要一个表示“欣赏”或“认可”的词。选项中，A项“subject”意为“使……成为……的题目”，B项“appreciate”意为“欣赏，感激”，C项“inspire”意为“激励，鼓舞”，D项“assist”意为“帮助”。根据题意，B项“appreciate”最符合题意。