— I called you yesterday evening but there was no answer.— Oh sorry perhaps I a news p

问题补充：

— I called you yesterday evening, but there was no answer.

— Oh, sorry, perhaps I a news paper outside my bedroom.

A. read B. am reading C. was reading

答案：

解析：句意：我昨天晚上给你打电话了，但是没有回应。——哦，抱歉，可能我正在卧室外边dubaozhi.结合语境可知下文描述的是过去某时正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时态。选C。