Education, along with financial aids, _____________ among the be

Education, along with financial aids, _____________ among the best cures for poverty.
A、 being
B、 were
C、 is
D、 are
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：该题考查的是主谓一致。主语名词后插入as well as时，谓语的单复数与该结构前的主语名词一致，因此此句子的主语是education，用单数谓语。