The drunken driver,rather than the passers-by ____ for the traffic accident.

问题描述:

The drunken driver,rather than the passers-by ____ for the traffic accident.
A.was to be blamed
B.was to blame
C.were to blame
D.were to be blamed

选B.此处主语为the drunken driver,排除C项和D项,同时be to blame是固定词组,表示“该由……承担责任”的含义,据此选B项.