-Why are you late for school today？
-I'm sorry．I didn't catch the early bus and I had to _____ the next one．
A．wait for B．ask for C．care for
-Why are you late for school today？
-I'm sorry．I didn't catch the early bus and I had to _____ the next one．
A．wait for B．ask for C．care for
答案：A．
wait for等，等候；ask for请求…，要求；care for照顾．根据I didn't catch the early bus，可知我没有赶上早班车，所以不得不等下一辆班车．wait for等，等候．故选A．