(单选题)

The gold medal was ______ to Mr. Brown for his excellent performance in the play.

A.distributed

B.contributed

C.awarded

D.rewarded

参考答案：C

参考解析：

考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于布朗先生在剧中的出色表演，他获得了金牌。distributed意为“分发，分配”：contributed意为“捐献，捐助”：awarded意为“授予，奖给，颁发”：rewarded意为“酬谢，奖赏”。根据句意可知，金牌应该是被授予布朗先生。award sb. sth.意为“授予某人某物”，其被动形式为sth. is awarded to sb. 故选C。

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