第18题: [单项选择]The boy's talent might have lain ______ had it not been for his uncle's encouragement. A. extinguished B. dormant C. malignant D. perishable 参考答案:B 答案解析:extinguish熄灭,压制,消灭;dormant静止的,隐匿的;malignant恶性的;perishable容易腐烂的,易毁灭的,易消亡的。题目意思是如果没有他的叔叔的鼓励,他的才能很可能发挥不