— 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,你看到一个穿黑色衣服的人刚才经过吗?——没有，先生。我正在看报纸。可知下文描述的是刚才那个人经过时正在进行的动作。故用过去进行时态，选B。