Where predecessors of the White House  praised  the merits of co-operation with the emerging superpower, President Trump's document promised competition and resistance to Chinese trade and other abuses.

A. acclaimed

B. launched

C. inherited

D. narrated

【答案解析】本题正确选项A。【译文】白宫的前任们赞扬与这个新兴超级大国合作的好处，特朗普却在文件中宣扬竞争、抵制对华贸易以及采取其他的限制措施。【解析】题中画线词praise意为“称颂、赞扬”；在四个选项中acclaim意为“高度赞扬、评价”；launch意为“发射、发起”；inherit意为“继承”；narrate意为“讲述、叙述”。因此，依据题意在四个选项中最符合题意的选项是A。