Question

【题目】The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ______ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly.
A.was to give
B.would give
C.had given
D.was giving

Answer 1

【答案】D
【解析】考查时态。句意：经理很担忧他的助手代替他去召开的新闻发布会，幸运的是，一切进展顺利。根据句意可知当时新闻发布正在召开，因为我们不会担忧已经发生的事情。所以本句使用过去进行时，表示经理对当时正在进行的事情很担忧。故D正确。