Chinese athlete Liu xiang’s dropping out of the Olympic Games was really ; it surely the

问题补充：

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

答案：

A. astonished; astonished

B. astonishing; was astonished

(答案→)C. astonishing; astonished

D. astonished; was astonished

解析：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。