问题
单项选择题
The first recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick, New York, in 1825.
A．was
B．is
C．it is
D．were
答案
参考答案：A
解析： 本题考查结构应用。分析句子成分可知，该句缺少谓语动词，主语是The first recorded use of natural gas，in the town of Frederick为介宾短语。根据时间状语in 1825可知，动作发生在过去，所以应用一般过去时态。且主语为单数，所以，答案是A。