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　考查动词时态。根据题干中的when可知所填动词构成固定句型be doing sth…when…，意思是“当……这时……”，表示正在做某事，这时发生了另一件事，由后面句子中的“went blank”可知用过去进行时， 故选C。句意：Jim深夜在家看电影，当剧情到最激动人心的时刻时，电视突然没信号了。