Now we could not do anything but _______ for him here.
A.waited
B.waiting
C.to wait
D.wait
答案:D
题目分析:在do nothing/anything/everything +but/except/other than(除了)这三个词前面有行为动词do的任何形式时那么三者后面跟动词不定式时其前的to 省略。如果谓语动词不是“do nothing,anything,everything”,那么but/except/other than所跟的不定式则仍须带to。
点评:本题难度适中。命题者在于考查学生容易出错点,考生一看空格前是介词就用动词的动名词形式,因此需要考生记住一些特例,这也是命题人经常出题的地方。
即学即练:He did nothing ______.
A. worked B. work ing C. to work D. work
解析:D 句意:除了工作他什么都不干。