As expected, the boy who shows great

As expected, the boy who shows great _______ in playing badminton has been admitted to the sport university for his talent.

request

respect

addition

promise

答案及解析：本题考查名词辨析D选项，句意为“正如所预料的那样，这个在羽毛球方面有前途的男孩凭借他的才能被体育大学录取了”。promise“承诺；前途”，综上，D选项正确。A选项，request“要求”，故排除。B选项，respect“尊敬”，故排除。C选项，addition“额外”，故排除。故正确答案为D项。