The detective, to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man next to a woman.A. pretendi

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(答案→)A. pretending, seated
B. pretending, seating
C. pretended, seated
D. pretended, seating
解析：考查非谓语动词。detective和pretend是主谓关系，应该使用现在分词作定语，相当于who was pretending...，排除C、D；be seated表示“坐着”的状态，相当于sitting，排除B；故选A。