The progress of the patient who had been seriously injured in the Wengchuan earthquake was very encouraging as he could get out of bed without help． [ ] A．nearly B．hardly C．merely D．barely 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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The progress of the patient who had been seriously injured in the Wengchuan earthquake was very encouraging as he could ________ get out of bed without help．

[　　]

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．merely

D．barely

答案：A
解析：

can hardly和can barely意为“几乎不能”，是否定副词，不合题意。nearly意为“几乎”；merely意为“仅仅”。根据句意，此处需要填表肯定性副词，故选项A为正确答案。

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本题为语法题，考查副词的用法。

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