— your brother said to you?
— He encouraged me to talk to foreigners more often.
A. What it was that
B. What was it that
C. How it was that
D. How was it that
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A. What it was that
(答案→)B. What was it that
C. How it was that
D. How was it that
解析：考查强调句型的特殊疑问句。强调句型的基本结构为：It is/was被强调部分that/who其它成分。本题是其特殊疑问句形式。根据回答：他鼓励我经常和外国人交流。说明前句问：你兄弟究竟对你说了什么？故B正确。