2 . 唐山再次发生了几乎和第一次一样强烈的地震。
Another quake   ______________ as strong as the first one shook Tangshan again.

3 . Most artists find it ___________ impossible to make a living from art alone.

A．almost

B．nearly

C．fairly

D．very

4 . Ken was ______ late for school. The bell rang right after he entered the classroom.

A．still

B．always

C．already

D．almost

5 . —Can you understand what I meant just now?
—I’m sorry, sir. I can ________________ follow you. Would you please speak slower?

A．always

B．hardly

C．almost

D．often

6 . Witnesses said the participants, __________ young men, approached in a very orderly fashion.

A．most	B．mostly
C．foremost	D．almost

7 . Most of them are out attending an important meeting, so there are not ________ enough people here to do the job.

A．almost

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．seldom

8 . Five firemen ________ escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．narrowly

D．almost

9 . ---I ’ m afraid that you might have got burnt in the big fire last weekend.
---Well, I          .

A．mostly did

B．nearly had

C．almost did

D．almost had