when we were having a meeting,the director ____the bad news

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when we were having a meeting,the director ____the bad news by telephone.
A、was telling B、was told C、could tell D、would tell
请教下这道选择题里WHEN的用法和为何选用这个答案?

WHEN的用法是引导一个时间状语从句,表示当一件事正在持续进行中（这里是were having a meeting,过去进行时）,发生了另一件短暂的事（这里是was told the bad news,一般过去时）
根据句意,the director 是被告诉坏消息的,故要用被动语态.

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