Question

【题目】Everyone except Tom and John _______ there when the meeting began.

A. was B. is C. were

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析：句意：当会议开始的时候除了汤姆和约翰每个人都在那儿。根据句意及题干分析此句主语是 Everyone， except Tom and John是介词短语作状语，所以谓语动词用单数，根据时间状语when the meeting began此句应用一般过去时态，故选A。