______ been so many people on a diet as today.

______ been so many people on a diet as today.
A、More than ever before have there
B、In the past there have never
C、Never before there have
D、Formerly there had never
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：译文：过去从来没有现在这么多人节食减肥。根据题意可知，空缺处表示“过去从来没有”的意思，A项more than ever before have there以前经常有，与题意相反；B项过去从没有，与题意吻合；C项never位于句首,应倒装；D项时态不对应，题干只是陈述一个事实，应为一般现在时。答案为B。