单选题 His Selected Poems ______ first published in 1992.
A. was B. were C. had been D. are

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 书名、报名、国家名等作主语时，如果是单数含义，即使它是复数形式，谓语动词也用单数形式。据此，可排除B和D。又因题中有表示过去某时的状语，所以排除C。得出A为正确选项。