(2013·高考陕西卷)Jim a late night film at home when，right in the middle of a thrilling scene，the television went blank.
A. watched
B. had watched
C. was watching
D. would be watching
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A. watched
B. had watched
(答案→)C. was watching
D. would be watching
解析：选C。题干的意思是：“吉姆在家看一部午夜电影，看到中间一幕惊险的场景时，屏幕上突然出现一片空白。”该句考查be doing...when...结构，意为“正在做……就在这时(突然)……”。从后面的动作went blank可知“看电影”发生在过去；并且是当吉姆正在看的时候，所以该题要用过去进行时态，即was watching。