问题补充:
--Excuse me.Did you see a girl in red passing by just now?
----No,sir .Ia newspaper.
A. read
B. was reading
C. have read
D. am reading
答案:
A. read
(答案→)B. was reading
C. have read
D. am reading
解析:句意:打扰了,刚才你看见一个穿红衣服的女孩经过吗?——没有,先生。我(刚才)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,故用过去进行时态。选B。