-What has made him in such a low mood recently?
- by his father for not passing the exam.
A. Being criticized
B. Criticized
C. Having criticized
D. To criticize
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(答案→)A. Being criticized
B. Criticized
C. Having criticized
D. To criticize
解析：考察动名词用法。句义：—最近什么事情让他情绪低沉？—因为没有通过考试被他的爸爸批评。根据句义可知下面的动名词短语Being criticized是用来回答what的，BCD三项都是分词短语，是不能在句中做主语的。故A正确。