题目：
Everyone was in silence, having nothing to do but _________.
A．to wait
B．wait
C．waiting
D．waited
答案：
答案：B
题目分析：考查固定词组：have nothing to do but do只好做…,句意：每个人都沉默了，只好等待。选B。
点评：类似的词组还有have no choice but to do/ca’t help but do/can’t but do都是只好做…,但这几个词组but后面的不定式不加to。
