Question

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

1. A.
   have been thought
2. B.
   were thought
3. C.
   are thought
4. D.
   had thought

Answer 1

B
試題分析：句意：——關于裙子的時尚新聞嗎? ——是的。這個季節(jié)的短裙現在已經流行起來,盡管最初它們被認為是糟糕的。由上下文和at first可知although引導的句子應該用過去時，主語又是動作的承受者，需用被動語態(tài)，只有B合適。
考點: 考查動詞時態(tài)和語態(tài)的用法。