问题补充:
The boy avoided being run over by a speeding car when crossing the busy street the other day.
A. hardly
B. slightly
C. narrowly
D. gently
答案:
A. hardly
B. slightly
(答案→)C. narrowly
D. gently
解析:考查副词词义辨析。hardly “几乎不”;slightly“稍微”;narrowly“仅仅,勉强地”,含有“差点儿,险些”的意味;gently“轻轻地”。句意为:几天前,穿越繁忙的街道时,那男孩险些被一辆超速穿过的车辗过。根据句意,选C。