Question

— Any fashion news about skirts?
— Yes. This season’s short skirts have gained popularity now, although they         to be shocking at first.

A．have been thought	B．were thought
C．are thought	D．had thought

Answer 1

B

试题分析：句意：——关于裙子的时尚新闻吗? ——是的。这个季节的短裙现在已经流行起来,尽管最初它们被认为是糟糕的。由上下文和at first可知although引导的句子应该用过去时，主语又是动作的承受者，需用被动语态，只有B合适。
考点: 考查动词时态和语态的用法。