Unit 2 King Lear

解析：especially表示“突出一定范圍內的某一些”。故選d。
2.two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _____ , neither of them could swim. (春招)
a. in fact    b. luckily    c. unfortunately    d. naturally
解析：unfortunately表示“意外”。故選c。
3.sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always _____ much to do. (廣東)
a. such     b. that     c. more    d. very
解析：that作副詞，常用在口語中，指“有一定參照標準”的量：that much那么多。故選b。
4.the great success of this programme has been _____ due to the support given by the local businessmen.(廣東)
a. rather    b. very    c. quickly    d. largely
解析：largely含有“廣泛、主要”的意思。故選d。
5.it is ____ any wonder that his friend doesn’t like watching television much. (廣東)
a. no    b. such    c. nearly    d. hardly
解析：hardly是否定義副詞：幾乎不。。。，從本句的邏輯判斷只能選d。
6.i must be getting fat. i can _____ do my trousers up. (吉林)
a. fairly    b. hardly    c. nearly    d. seldom
解析：同上。故選b。
7.—i was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.
—you can never be ____ careful in the street. (北京)
a. much    b. very    c. so    d. too
解析：never too的意思是：無論怎么也不過分。故選d。
8.finnish president said finland-china relations had progressed _____ with fruitful co-operation in new and high-tech fields. (上海)
a. peacefully   b. highly   c. quietly   d. smoothly
解析：smoothly是“平穩地”意思，其余三個備選答案不能和progress搭配。故選d。
9.mr. smith used to smoke _____ but he has given it up. (天津)
a. seriously    b. heavily   c. badly   d. hardly
解析：該題備選答案中只有heavily可以和smoke搭配。故選b。
10.most people on this island are recreational fishers, and _____ , fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time. (上海)
a. accidentally   b. purposefully   c. obviously   d. formally
解析：該句中的副詞是從全句的邏輯關系上來確定的。故選c。
11.that doesn’t sound very frightening, paul. i’ve seen _____ . what did you like most about the film? (湖南)
a. better    b. worse    c. best   d. worst
解析：該句是考“比較”等級的。根據邏輯判斷，是反向比較。故選b。