Thedetectivefinallydiscoveredthelonelyhouse,whosedoorwashalf-open,thereforawhile,andthenenteredit,onlythemanhewaslookingforalreadydead.A.tostand;findingB.stand;findingC.stood;tofindD.standing;tofind

Question

The detective finally discovered the lonely house,whose door was half-open,_______ there for a while,and then entered it,only _______ the man he was looking for already dead.
A.to stand; finding
B.stand; finding
C.stood; to find
D.standing; to find

Answer 1

答案C
前者用过去时,表示连续做的第二个动作；后者用动词不定式,表示意外的结果.