答案C,这里考查了连个知识点:as well as 和take on。 主语是The farm ,as well as可以连接并列的短语和单词,由as well as 连接的复合主语并不影响谓语动词的数。所以这里谓语动词我们要选择单数 又因为we once spent so much time 是定语从句,修饰The farm as well as its neighboring hills,又因为固定搭配 spend sth on sth,所以我们要补上介词on。 短语take on 表示“呈现,”如句子Today we bring you a new take on an old tale.今天我们将给老故事呈现新面貌。所以这里我们用has taken。 据以上分析,我们选择答案C,句子主干为The farm has taken on a new look as recently as this year.