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A. having marked
B. to mark
C. marked
(答案→)D. marking
解析：to mark表将来，，having marked 表示的动作在 announced 之前， 显然又不符。根据句子意思，选择marking分词形式（表示分词与逻辑主语之间是主动关系）又因为句中无现象表明前后事件有先后顺序，不能用完成时态的分词形式。故选D。