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

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：

B。由于我刚才“正在看报”(was reading a newspaper)，所以没有看到有人经过。根据语境，显然只有B最佳