Humble adjective Definition: not acting superior Synonyms: shy, down-to-earth, modest Antonyms: aggressive, confident, boastful Read the thesaurus entry for "humble." Then use the drop-down menus to pick the best synonym for each sentence. He was not ashamed of his humble background, even when he became successful. Accepting her award, the humble celebrity said her success was all due to her mother. the answers to this is:

1.modest

2.down-to-earth

He was not ashamed of his humble (modest) background, even when he became successful.

Accepting her award, the humble (down-to-earth) celebrity said her success was all due to her mother.

Explanation:

Considering the meaning of the word "humble" and applying accordingly to the different sentences, we can get a better synonym for what will be used in what sentence. Though the same words are used in both sentences, their intended meanings can well differ, according to the sentence and the proposed effect by the use of the word.

Accordingly, in the first sentence, the word "humble" will be replaced by the word "modest" for it presents the successful man's simple background.

And in the second sentence, the word will be replaced by "down-to-earth" to give the impression of the actress as having a personality that is so humble, down-to-earth, simple.  

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”

what makes a hero is someone who tries and acres and then to save people and it’s not their jobs to save them just a normal person that has no experts of saving people would jump in to action without it twice about doing it. me that’s the defection of a hero!