they had encouraged
had they encouraged
did they encourage
they encouraged
考查时态和倒装。根据时间状语"recently"可知本句应用一般过去时。Not until+状语位于句首,句子采用部分倒装的语序,因此本题选择C。
句意:直到最近,他们才鼓励在农村地区开展与旅游有关的活动。