There ____ a driver and a numbe

There ____ a driver and a number of broken wine bottles beside the highway when the police arrived.
A、were
B、was
C、had been
D、would be
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：【考点点击】本题考查 There be句型的主谓一致。【要点透析】在 There be句型中,若主语是并列连接的名词词组,谓语要遵循就近原则;由时间状语从句中的 arrived可知,主句谓语应用过去体。