单选题
There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently（ ）what he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.
Agiving
Bgave
Cto give
Dgiven
正确答案
答案解析
该题考查非谓语动词。其中介词短语by an Englishman与定语从句that I read recently都做定语修饰book。可见空格处应填一分词做定语修饰remark,而what he thought...characteristic做分词的宾语,其中he thought为插入语。由此排除B,C选项.根据句意,remark与give应是主动关系,故排除选项D.答案为A。