Question

While Mum was ________ the meal, I was doing my homework．

1. A.
   preparing
2. B.
   prepared for
3. C.
   preparing to
4. D.
   ready for

Answer 1

A
prepare sth．意為“準(zhǔn)備某事”，強(qiáng)調(diào)準(zhǔn)備的過程或動作，賓語必須是這一動作的直接承受者，另外還有“配制；調(diào)制”之意，此處應(yīng)用A項(xiàng)表示“做飯”。