Question 121
EasyOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
It rained ______ all night, and the streets were flooded by morning.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
In English, rain is heavy, so it rains heavily.
Worth noting
Hardly is the trap: it looks like "hard" but means almost not at all, which clashes with the flood.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "heavily"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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