2. Look at the pride on Tom’s face. He______to have been praised by the manager just now.
A.seemed
B.seems
C.had seemed
D.is seeming
【解析】句意为：看汤姆脸上自豪的表情，似乎他刚才受到了经理的表扬。本题考查时态的用法。设空处的seem(似乎)表示现在的情况，故用现在时，排除A、C两项；seem一般不用于进行时，排除D项。本句还可改为：It seems that he was praised by the manager just now..
【答案】B
