—Why weren’t you at the meeting?—I for a long-distance call from my aunt in America.A. wa

问题补充：

—Why weren’t you at the meeting?

—I for a long-distance call from my aunt in America.

A. waited

B. was waiting

C. had been waiting

D. had waited

答案：

A. waited

(答案→)B. was waiting

C. had been waiting

D. had waited

解析：该题考查根据语境选用正确时态题。上句说“你为什么没去参加会议”，据此回答“我当时正在等我姑姑从美国打来的长途电话”，说的是“你们开会时”我正在等一个电话。