一道英语填空

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一道英语填空
A growing number of scholars in the East and the West ( )that China's moment has finally arrived.
A is declaring B have declared C declared D are declaring
为什么答案是D?

首先,scholars是复数形式,所以后面的谓语应用复数形式,排除A
其次,growing是现在进行时,表示“正在增长”,故应选D
B是过去完成时,C是一般过去式,与前面不符.