The basketball coach，as well as his team， interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. (2012·陕西，12)
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. are
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A. were
(答案→)B. was
C. is
D. are
解析：B
解析 考查动词时态和主谓一致。as well as连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数由第一个名词或代词决定。本题中主语中心词是the basketball coach，是单数；根据shortly after the match可以推断出题干时态是一般过去时，故选B。