I _____ (read) a book when the bell rang.

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A was reading
B read
C reading
D will read

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Answer: A. was reading

An action that was in progress when another action interrupted it takes the past continuous: 'was reading'. The shorter action, the bell ringing, is in simple past.

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I _____ (read) a book when the bell rang.

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