What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.(NMET 2004湖北卷)

题目

What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.(NMET 2004湖北卷)
A.the way B.in the way that C.in the way D.the way which
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答案

选A
这句话在讲他说话的方式使我惊奇
What surprised me was not what he said but the way （that）he said it.这里that可以省去,that相当于in which,也就说The way in which he said surprised me.