They were when they heard the news. A. excited excitingB. exciting excitedC. excited

问题补充：

They were when they heard the news.

A. excited, exciting

B. exciting, excited

C. excited, excited

D. exciting, exciting

答案：

(答案→)A. excited, exciting

B. exciting, excited

C. excited, excited

D. exciting, exciting

解析：此题重点考查exciting和excited之间的区别。在形式上两者都是分词，都可以做定语。前者是现在分词，表示主动意义常用来修饰物；后者是过去分词，表示被动意义常用来修饰人。