单选题 Mr. Brown is ______ respected by his colleagues.
A. very B. rather C. enough D. much

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 作表语的过去分词如果含有强烈的动作意义需用much修饰；过去分词如果已经失去了动作意义而成了形容词(如pleased/interested)则用very修饰。