单选题 --Why didn't you answer the phone this afternoon?
--We didn't hear it. I was in the garden and Mum ______ a shower.
  • [A] has had
  • [B] had
  • [C] was having
  • [D] had been having


【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查时态。前一个人问：“你今天下午为什么不接电话?”从问句可知，前一个人问的是过去的事情，所以回答人应用过去式来描述。打电话时妈妈正在洗澡，应该用进行时，又因为进行的动作发生在过去，所以要用过去进行时。本题的正确答案为C。