单选题 The tourists were very______to learn that the Palm Hotel was as beautiful in real life as it was in the advertisement.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：空格在be动词were后面，可选动名词(B)或过去分词(C)。please是表达情感的动词，要表达“游客们感到很愉快”的意思，主语感受到某种情感，应选可以与be动词搭配构成被动语态的(C)pleased。