His coming brought their quarrel to an end. There（ ）a moment of uncomfortable silence.
A、
was followed
B、
following
C、
followed
D、
was following
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：
本题考查there引导的陈述句的使用。
句子结构为there+不及物动词，follow在此处是不及物动词意为“紧接、随后发生”，由前句可知语境为一般过去时，故C选项符合题意。
句意：他的到来结束了他们的争吵。随后有片刻令人不安的沉默。