What surprised me was not what he said but_____he

选择A
意思就是 令我吃惊的不是他说的话而是他说话的方式
What surprised me是主语从句，not...but连接的是并列的表语 but后面应该用名词the way，he said it是定语从句来修饰the way，way后的定语从句可以不用任何关系词

如果把这句话变完整就是，What surprised me was not what he said but was the way he said it, but 在这里因为是并列关系，就省略掉了was. 然后整句话d的核心其实就是what surprised me was the way he said it. what是主语，was是系动词，the way就是后面的宾语，不用再加其他的指示代词that，which之类的了，所以选A

.A the way

What surprised me was not what he said but the way he said it
令我吃惊的不是他说什么，而是他说的方式
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“使我吃惊的不是他说的什么而是他说话的方式”.the way （that）he said it中 （that）he said it作定语修辞the way .that和in which都可作宾语,再作宾语的情况下,只要that前没有介词,是可以互换和省略的.当that作主语时,不可以省略和互换.
关于定于从句中the way 的用法
the way直接加从句,省略连接词,如本题
the way in which 加从句
the way that加从句
所以选A

What surprised me was not what he said but the way he said it .
这里的 the way，是the way in which/that/不填 的省略。