--Did you see a girl in red pass by just now?　　--No sir. I a newspaper.A. have readB. was

问题补充：

--Did you see a girl in red pass by just now?

--No, sir. I a newspaper.

A. have read

B. was reading

C. would read

D. am reading

答案：

A. have read

(答案→)B. was reading

C. would read

D. am reading

解析：根据上文时间状语可知,此处叙述的是刚才发生的事情,所以用过去进行时,故选B.