英语完形填空求解.

题目

英语完形填空求解.
The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a ( )time saw me smile and stopped talking...and ,you guessed it---he made a little shy attempt at a smile.
空格中填：A pleasant B hard C smooth D good
为什么?

答案

a hard time 是让人为难,使人不好过的意思,在语句中是不孩子哭闹、折腾、不听话,让妈妈为难的时候,小孩看到作者而停止哭闹,而其它的词都不具备这个意思.