His coming brought their quarrel

His coming brought their quarrel to an end. There（ ）a moment of uncomfortable silence.

was followed

following

followed

was following

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。