A committee of four men and five women _______ to be appoin

A committee of four men and five women _______ to be appointed in this week’s meeting.
A、were
B、was
C、is 
D、are
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:句子的主语是a committee,谓语动词要用单数;根据后面的in this week's meeting可知用一般现在时。