单选题 During the last three decades, the number of people participating in physical fitness programs ______ sharply.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] during the last three decades是现在完成时的标志。另外,“the number of+复数名词或代词”作句子主语时,表示“……的数量”,谓语动词要用单数形式。综合考虑上述因素,选A。