— Why weren't you at the meeting? — I __...

— Why weren't you at the meeting?

　　— I ________ for a long distance call from my sister in America.

A．was waited	B．was waiting
C．has waited	D．have been waiting

B 【解析】试题分析：上句说“你为什么没去参加会议”，据此回答“我当时正在等我妹妹从美国打来的长途电话”，说的是“你们开会时”我正在等一个电话，所以用过去进行时，故选B。考点：该题考查根据语境选用正确时态题。

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