-Why weren’t you at the meeting? -I for a long distance call from my sister in America.A. was waited B. was waiting C. has waited D. have been waiting 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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—Why weren’t you at the meeting?

—I____ for a long distance call from my sister in America.

A. was waited B. was waiting C. has waited D. have been waiting

【解析】

试题分析：句意：--你为什么没有开会？--我一直在等美国姐姐的长途电话。由第一句话：Why weren’t you at the meeting?可知是过去没有开会，所以第二句是在别人开会的时候，他正在等一个长途电话，用过去进行时，所以选B。

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