—Did you see a girl in white pass by just now?—No sir. I a newspaper.A. readB. was readi

问题补充：

—Did you see a girl in white pass by just now?

—No, sir. I a newspaper.

A. read

B. was reading

C. am reading

D. would read

答案：

A. read

(答案→)B. was reading

C. am reading

D. would read

解析：考察时态。句意：刚才你看见一个穿白色衣服的女孩经过吗？——没有，先生。我正在读报纸。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。选B。