The American love of sports (11) to a pitch never before known. (12) the middle of the century we were practically without sports and even until some fifteen years ago there (13) very little enthusiasm aroused by sports (14) the fever that has within the past decade and a half swept over the country.
(15) the passionate fervor has been increasing，and the coming season promises to be the most enthusiastic of all.
(16) England the Romans brought their sports；then the Saxons and the Normans added others，and there were football matches and archery games.
In 1618 King James I issued a book of sports stating what sports were (17) after church service on Sundays；but intense anger was (18) among those who strictly observed the principles of the Bible，and in 1644 the Long Parliament ordered the book (19) by the public executioner，and all sports forbidden or strongly (20) .
A. have raised
B. has raised
C. have risen
D. has risen
正确答案：D
[解析]raise为及物动词“举起引起”可排除应用单三形式\/has+动词过去分词
