Question

There______lots of people at the restaurant when 1 got there.

1. A.
   is
2. B.
   was
3. C.
   are
4. D.
   were

Answer 1

D
解析：
考查there be用法，lots of people是复数，be用复数形式，排除A和B；
由when I got there可知：用一般过去时表示，故选D。