3 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. Each word can be used only once.artistic aspiration browse confirmmagnificence option prolongedprovoke release reputable1 With the ________ global fight against poverty still continuing, many countries are looking to draw inspiration from China.2 According to the news ________, her interest in writing about plants and animals came from her childhood.3 Many of them are beginners who have never done painting before and are looking to develop their ________ interests.4 Consumers are increasingly comfortable shopping using their mobile devices, with 69 percent of people ________ and shopping online last year.5 The tourists were awestruck at the ________ of the Great Wall, the building of which started as early as the seventh century B.C.E.6 As we know, earlier diagnosis (诊断) can give better treatment ________ to patients, which will also help them get effective care.7 Some clinics require people to call the front desk to ________ their appointments before they come to see the doctors.8 The website is reliable because I've made dozens of purchases from this very ________ site with zero problems.9 “What do you think the author meant when ...?” is a common book club question, which ________ serious analysis of a topic.10 Just as we all admire heroes, we look to others for inspiration and ________, but change has to start with you, as an individual.

本题主要考查对所给单词的理解以及在具体语境中的运用，需要根据句子的语义、语法结构和固定搭配来选择合适的单词，并对其形式进行必要的变化。

1. “With the ______ global fight against poverty still continuing”，这里需要一个形容词来修饰“global fight against poverty”，结合语境，“prolonged”表示“长期的”，符合“全球反贫困斗争仍在持续”这一长期的情况，所以填入“prolonged”。
2. “According to the news ______”，“news release”是固定搭配，意为“新闻报道”，所以填入“release”。
3. “Many of them are beginners who have never done painting before and are looking to develop their ______ interests”，根据前面提到的绘画，可知这里说的是培养艺术兴趣，“artistic”是形容词，意为“艺术的”，“artistic interests”表示“艺术兴趣”，所以填入“artistic”。
4. “Consumers are increasingly comfortable shopping using their mobile devices, with 69 percent of people ______ and shopping online last year”，“browse”意为“浏览”，“browsing”和“shopping”并列，作介词“with”的宾语补足语，所以填入“browsing”。
5. “The tourists were awestruck at the ______ of the Great Wall”，“magnificence”是名词，意为“壮丽；宏伟”，“the magnificence of the Great Wall”表示“长城的壮丽”，符合游客被长城震撼的语境，所以填入“magnificence”。
6. “As we know, earlier diagnosis (诊断) can give better treatment ______ to patients”，“option”是名词，意为“选择”，“treatment options”表示“治疗选择”，早期诊断能给患者更好的治疗选择，所以填入“options”。
7. “Some clinics require people to call the front desk to ______ their appointments before they come to see the doctors”，“confirm”是动词，意为“确认”，“confirm their appointments”表示“确认他们的预约”，符合诊所的要求，所以填入“confirm”。
8. “The website is reliable because I've made dozens of purchases from this very ______ site with zero problems”，“reputable”是形容词，意为“有声望的；可靠的”，用来修饰“site”，说明这个网站很可靠，所以填入“reputable”。
9. “‘What do you think the author meant when ...?’ is a common book club question, which ______ serious analysis of a topic”，“provoke”是动词，意为“引发；激起”，“which”引导非限定性定语从句，指代前面的问题，问题会引发对一个话题的认真分析，主语是单数，所以用“provokes”，填入“provokes”。
10. “Just as we all admire heroes, we look to others for inspiration and ______”，“aspiration”是名词，意为“抱负；志向”，“aspirations”与“inspiration”并列，我们向他人寻求灵感和抱负，所以填入“aspirations”。