1 . The yearly income of the newspaper dropped ________ from $57.8 billion in 2020 to $14.3 billion in 2021.

A．dramatically

B．potentially

C．slightly

D．steadily

2 . Don’t worry. This dress is just ________ more expensive than you expect.

A．incredibly

B．absolutely

C．significantly

D．slightly

3 . The blue water in the West Lake ______ impressed me.

A．constantly

B．slightly

C．barely

D．literally

4 . Sally’s father was good at cooking meatballs, which were ________ ________ (浅粉红色) inside but incredibly soft and juicy. （根据汉语提示完成句子）

8 . 根据句意，用所给单词或者词组的适当形式填空。

goal     defeat     adapt to     slightly     sign up tradition     make an effort     relieve     various

1. Jogging is a great way to help________ our tension and stress.
2. Thanks to the Internet, it’s easy to shop for________ things like books, snacks and clothes online nowadays.
3. It is a widespread Spanish________ to eat grapes on New Year’s Day to bring good luck in the coming year.
4. The world is changing fast, and we have to learn to________ the changes so as not to be left behind.
5. His body will become healthier and stronger as long as he________ to work out regularly.
6. A go-getter is a person who likes to set________ for himself and does his best to achieve them.
7. Please remember that the difficulty isn’t meant to ________ you; it’s meant to make you better.
8. Our school offers different kinds of classes, and we can________ for the ones that interest us.
9. In English learning, every student has his own methods and learns in a________ different way.