Question

. It is not I but you who ___ the first to run to the goal in the competition.

A．was

B．were

C．are

D．is

Answer 1

B

考查主谓一致。not … but …不是……而是……，连接两个主语，谓语动词为就近原则，故用复数，根据句意为一般过去时，选B。