Question

 Jim ______ a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.

  A. watched        B. had watched     C. was watching     D. would be watching

Answer 1

 C。本题考查动词的时态。“某个动作正在进行，就在此时，另一个动作发生了”这种情况下，前一个动作用过去进行时，后一个动作用一般过去时。

【句意】深夜Jim正在家里看一个电影，就在一个恐怖镜头的当中，电视突然一片空白。