Question

There was nothing that they could do __________ . A.but waitB.except waiting

A.but
B.except
C.only
D.unless

Answer 1

【答案】：A
考查固定搭配。nothing…but为固定结构，意为“只有，除了……之外别无可能”。此外．后边的wait与do并列，也应该用动词原形。故选A。