Concept:When a promise is reported, "I will + verb" usually becomes "promised + to-infinitive", and the pronoun changes to the third person.Solution:"I will keep my word," promised Kende. → Kende promised to keep her word.The reporting verb stays in the past tense (promised); "promise", "is promising" and "promises" are in the present.Answer:Option D (Kende promised to keep her word.)