Question

【题目】Instruments of this kind break easily, even if you touch them __________.

A. merely B. slightly

C. hardly D. normally

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】A项merely意为“只有，仅仅”；B项slightly意为“轻微地，轻轻地”；C项hardly意为“几乎不，很少”；D项normally意为“正常地”。句意：即便是你轻拿轻放，这种乐器还是十分易损。B选项最符合语境，故选B项。