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

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,你看到一个穿黑色衣服的人刚才经过吗?——没有，先生。我正在看报纸。可知下文描述的是刚才那个人经过时正在进行的动作。故用过去进行时态，选B。