—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?—No sir. I a newspaper.A. readB. was readin

问题补充：

—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

答案：

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。