第2题: [单项选择]The patient's progress was very encouraging as he could ______ get out of bed without help. A. nearly B. only C. merely D. barely 参考答案:A 答案解析:[解析] 本题测试的是词义辨析。nearly:差不多,几乎; only:仅仅,只有;merely:仅仅,只不过;barely:勉强,仅仅。本句的意思是:“病人的康复情况非常令人鼓舞,因为他几乎不用别人