—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I a newspaper.
A. read
B. was reading
C. would read
D. am reading
网友回答
A. read
(答案→)B. was reading
C. would read
D. am reading
解析：考查时态。句意：你刚才看见一个穿黑衣服的男人经过了吗？没有，先生我当时正在看报纸。过去某一时刻发生的动作应用过去进行时态，所以选B。