单选题 The governor's speech on next year's______ economic growth reassured investors about the state's financial security.
A. predicted
B. predicting
C. predict
D. prediction

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】空格处应填入形容词或者分词修饰后面的名词性短语economic growth。经济增长与预测的对象，两者构成被动关系，因此正确答案是表被动的过去分词(A)选项predicted。