【题目】The basketball coach, as well as his team , ______interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.
A.were
B.was
C.is
D.are

【答案】B
【解析】句意：篮球教练，还有他的球队因为在比赛的突出表现，赛后不久被采访了。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。