The factory was built in a secret place, around _________ high mountains.
A.which was
B.it was
C.which were
D.them were
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C解析around which were high mountains 是一个由“介词+which”引出的非限制性定语从句，而在该从句中，主语是 high mountains，around which 是表语，所以句子谓语应用复数were，而不是用单数 was。