1.As ______ child, Salk did not show any interest in ______ medicine or science in general.
A.不填; 不填 B.the; 不填
C.a; 不填 D.a; the
2.The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been affected by a severe drought, _____ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961.
A.with B.for C.beyond D.besides