Laura was away in Paris for over a week. When she got home, there was a pile of

 Laura was away in Paris for over a week. When she got home, there was a pile of mail ______    for her.

A. waited      

B. to wait      

C. waiting      D. was waiting

试题答案

 C。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。在there be句型中，wait只可以做非谓语，故先排除D。wait做后置定语，修饰a pile of mail，构成主动关系，再排除A。动词不定式to wait表示将要，现在分词waiting表示正在进行，根据句意，“有一堆邮件正在等着她”。故选C。

【句意】劳拉离开去巴黎一个多星期。当她到家的时候，有一大堆的邮件在等着她呢！