Question

Chinese athlete Liu xiang’s dropping out of the Olympic Games was really ______; it surely _____ the whole world.

A．astonished; astonished	B．astonishing; was astonished
C．astonishing; astonished	D．astonished; was astonished

Answer 1

C

词义辨析。astonishing令人震惊的；Astonished震惊的。句意：中国运动员刘翔退出奥运会真的很令人震惊；它确实震惊了整个世界。结合语境可知上文指事物的状态，下文描述过去的动作，故用过去时态，选C。