Question

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

Answer 1

D. scarcely

解析:

scarcely(=hardly, not quite, almost not)几乎没有。Scarcely是否定副词，类似的有：hardly, barely, rarely, seldom, little等。研究生入学考试中经常测试这类否定副词的用法。