－Peter, did you hear any noise?
－Sorry, I newspapers.
A. am reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. were reading
网友回答
A. am reading
B. read
(答案→)C. was reading
D. were reading
解析：此题重点考查过去进行时的基本用法，表示在过去某个时刻正在进行的动作或存在的某种状态。根据语境可知此句的含义在昨天的那个时候我在花园里工作。故用过去进行时。过去进行时的基本构成是was或were+ving，因主语是I，系动词用was，故选C。