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------ in his room, he fell asleep.

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Reading

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On reading

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In reading

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To read

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Solution

The correct option is B Reading
Here the sentence refers to an action continuing in the past while another action happened. Therefore, option A, in past continuous tense, is the most suitable. The rest of the options do not refer to continuity.

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