—Happy Birthday, Ken! Did you invite Jason?
—Yes, but he a meeting in New York otherwise he wouldn’t be absent from my birthday party．
A. is attending
B. has attended
C. was attending
D. attended
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(答案→)A. is attending
B. has attended
C. was attending
D. attended
解析：本题考查时态。根据句意可知：他正在参加一个会议，故用现在进行时，选A。