【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 划线词的词义是“承认”。
A项hoped意为希望；例句：Things are not moving as fast as we hoped.事情的进展不像我们希望的那么快。
B项admitted意为承认；例句：Of course, part of the challenge is her admitted difficulty with acting in English.当然，一部分困难是她自己承认的用英语表演的困难。
C项reported意为报道；例句：It is reported that 20 people were killed in the accident.这次事故据报道有20人死亡。
D项answered意为回答。例句：The question is simple enough to answer.这个问题很简单，容易回答。
很明显B项正确。