问题
选择题
The performance of the host, _________ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.
A．had intended
B．intended
C．intending
D．to intend
答案
答案：B
题目分析：句意：这个节目的主持人本打算取悦听众吸引他们的注意，然而确用一个冷酷的微笑向他们问候。intended to please the audience...相当于which had been intended to please the audience。由此可知选B。
考点: 考查非谓语动词的用法。
