By the end of this century, the population of the world ______ , and so may the population of the small country.
A.will be doubled
B.may be double
C.will have to be doubled
D.may have been doubled
参考答案:D
解析:从句子后半部分所用may一词可以确定A、C是不合适的;B中double是形容词,指状态,而不是动态;“也许会翻一番”,也不合适。所以应选may have been doubled。