The detective to be reading a newspaper glanced at the man next to a woman.A. pretendin

问题补充：

The detective, to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man next to a woman.

A. pretending, seated

B. pretended, seated

C. pretending, seat

D. pretended, seating

答案：

(答案→)A. pretending, seated

B. pretended, seated

C. pretending, seat

D. pretended, seating

解析：句中The detective和pretending是主动关系，故用现在分词；seat作“坐”解时，用过去分词的形式。故选A。句意：侦探假装在读报纸，他瞥了一眼坐在一个女人旁边的那个男人。