Question

I       lunch when I learned that former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away.

A．ate

B．had eaten

C．was eating

D．were eating

Answer 1

C

解析试题分析:考查动词时态。从语境可以判断此处想表达“正在做某事。。。这时”，故用过去进行时，而D选项主谓不一致，所以答案选A。句意：当我听到前英国首相撒切尔夫人去世的消息时正在吃午饭。
考点：考查动词时态。