Question

— Sandy, I called you at 9:00 last night, but no one _________ the phone.

— I am sorry. We _________ a birthday party for Jimmy.

A.answered; were having B.was answering; were having

C.was answering; had D.answered; had

Answer

A

【解析】

句意：——桑迪，我昨晚9点给你打过电话，但没人接。 ——对不起。我们在为吉米举行生日聚会。

考查时态。answered过去式；were having过去进行时；had过去式；was answering过去进行时。根据“I called you at 9:00 last night,”我昨晚9点给你打过电话。可知，第一个空应该用一般过去时，排除B/C；根据“We _________ a birthday party for Jimmy.”我们在为吉米举行生日聚会。可知，为吉米举行生日聚会是在昨晚9点打电话时正在发生的动作，因此应该用过去进行时。故选A。