The population of the province to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now a

问题补充：

The population of the province to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.

A. are growing

B. have grown

C. grew

D. has grown

答案：

A. are growing

B. have grown

C. grew

(答案→)D. has grown

解析：句意：这个省现在的人口比起1949年已经增长了两倍多。人数接近七千四百万。通过语境及语义可以知道，人口上涨这个动作已经发生，并对现在造成了影响，故用现在完成时，The population是单数名词，故选D.