单选题 Soft drink sales in this city have ______ by 8% compared with last year.
A. picked B. moved
C. increased D. pushed

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨析。pick捡起；move移动，搬迁；increase增长，上升；push推动。根据句子意思，选项C最为恰当。