He admitted ______ in love with the girl, but felt too shy to e

He admitted ______ in love with the girl, but felt too shy to even meet her.
A、 to fall
B、 fell
C、 falling
D、 fallen
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：该题考查的是动词admit的用法。Admit一般为及物动词，宾语为名词或动词不定式。后接动词时，必须用动名词而不用不定式的形式。表示向某人承认某事时用admit to sb. sth。因此本题选C。