The publication of Great Expectations,which_________both widely reviewed and highly praised,strengthened Dickens,status as a leading novelist.
考查了主谓一致和时态。句意为：《远大前程》的出版获得了广泛认可和高度赞扬，巩固了狄更斯作为著名小说家的地位。 《远大前程》是一本书，故而视为单数。结合strengthened 可知说的是过去的事实，所以用过去时。故而选C