Question

Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he ________ passed the last exam.

1. A.
   easily
2. B.
   hardly
3. C.
   actually
4. D.
   successfully

Answer 1

B
解析：
second to none：不亚于任何人或事；
believe it or not：信不信由你。准确掌握这两个结构的意思，便能正确理解全句的意思，全句译为：弗来德在我们班数学是最好的，但是信不信由你，他上次考试几乎没有通过。所以答案为B。