问题补充:
--What made Kate so excited yesterday?
-- by her boss, as far as I know.
A. Being praised
B. Praised
C. To praise
D. She was praised
答案:
(答案→)A. Being praised
B. Praised
C. To praise
D. She was praised
解析:句意:——是什么让凯特昨天这么兴奋?——据我所知是被她的老板称赞是她这么兴奋。句子缺少主语,根据句意表示被称赞,因此选being praised 动名词的被动形式。Praised 表示被动,不能作主语;To praise 可以作主语,但是主动形式,与题意不符; She was praised意思符合,应写成主语从句,在she前加that,构成主语从句即可。因此选A。