The manager said, “Every means tried, but there is no result.”
A. have been
B. has been
C. will be
D. were
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A. have been
(答案→)B. has been
C. will be
D. were
解析：考查主谓一致。means单复数同行，决定谓语动词就看means前的修饰语，现在是every，所以强调每一种方法，故谓语用单数，且方法与尝试之间是被动关系，此处又强调过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响，后面讲到“但现在没有结果”。所以就用现在完成时，故B正确。