I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They

I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They ______ for me impatiently.

A. may wait       B. ought to wait       C. could wait       D. must be waiting

试题答案

D

解析:

由even though可知该题意为：她很勇敢，尽管她腿受了伤，她仍然设法独自回家了。而be able to= manage to，有克服困难设法成功之意。