Question

【题目】The financial crisis emerged in January this year and ________ in strength ever since.

A.had grownB.grewC.has been growingD.grows

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查动词时态。句意：金融犯罪在今年一月爆发后，就一直在大量地增长。分析句子可知，ever since在此句中作副词，意为“此后；就一直…”，此时动词需用现在完成进行时，故选C。