They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then ___.
A. parting B. to part C. parted D. divided
They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then ___.
A. parting B. to part C. parted D. divided
C
表示“分手”时，应用part,故排除选项D，根据全句结构来看，要填的是一并列谓语，选项A与B是非谓语动词形式，故均不是正确答案。