单选题 The secretary and the manager ______ present at the meeting yesterday.
A. was B. were C. have been D. has been

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】and并列的两个名词，如分别都有定冠词修饰，一般指两个不同的事物，据此，可以将A和D排除；根据题中时间状语yesterday，可将C排除，因此B为正确选择。题意为：秘书和经理昨天都出席了会议。