Everyone except Bill and Jim there when the meeting began.A. wasB. isC. areD. were

问题补充：

Everyone except Bill and Jim there when the meeting began.

A. was

B. is

C. are

D. were

答案：

(答案→)A. was

B. is

C. are

D. were

解析：本题主语的关键词是everyone，在英文中不定代词everyone视为单数人称，从句

为过去时，故主句也应该是过去时，故选A。