单选题 A committee of four men and three women ______ to consider the matter.
A. are B. is C. were D. be

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主谓一致。主语由“a committee of/a panel of/a board of+复数名词”构成，表一个整体，随后的谓语动词通常用单数。