单选题 He has always been a source of inspiration to me and I hope that he will take it as a ______ when I say that.
A. compassion B. compliment C. complication D. supplement

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] B选项：compliment的意思为“赞美(话)”，如：I was embarrassed by their compliment．(对他们的称赞我感到很不安。)句意：他总是我灵感的源泉，当我这么说时，我希望他会当作是赞美之词。故选B。
其他三项意思分别是：compassion怜悯，同情；complication使情况更加复杂的事物；supplement补充(物)，添加物。