Question

The problem is not ____ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled. A．hardly B．almos

The problem is not ____ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled. A．hardly B．almost C．nearly D．scarcely

Answer 1

C

hardly和scarcely 意思均为"几乎不"，与题干中的not 构成双重否定，不符合句子意思；almost与not连用时，almost 常置于not前面，意思为"几乎不"；只有 not nearly为正确结构，意思为"相差很远"。答案为C。