Question

【题目】Helen was so excited at the news that she could ________ say a word.

A.everB.almostC.hardly

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：海伦听到这个消息激动得几乎说不出话来。

考查副词，A. ever adv. 竟然，曾经；B. almost adv. 几乎；C. hardly adv. 几乎不。结合句意，前面是说听到消息很激动，那么应该是激动得说不出话，故选C。