题目内容

– How are you getting on with your father, Lucy?

– Couldn’t be . However hard I try, he just isn’t satisfied.

A. better B. worse C. the best D. the worst

B

【解析】

试题分析:考查形容词的比较级。Couldn’t be worse:糟糕的不能再糟糕了,糟糕透顶,worse为bad的比较级。句意:--露西,你和你爸爸相处的怎样?--糟透了,不论我怎样努力,他都不满意。故选B

考点:考查形容词的比较级

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