—Did you see a girl in white pass by just now?
—No, sir. I a newspaper.
A. read
B. was reading
C. am reading
D. would read
网友回答
A. read
(答案→)B. was reading
C. am reading
D. would read
解析：考察时态。句意：刚才你看见一个穿白色衣服的女孩经过吗？——没有，先生。我正在读报纸。结合语境可知下文描述的是刚才正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时。选B。