Tom studies _____. He _____ plays with his friends. A． hard; hard B． hardly; hardly C． hard; h

Tom studies _____. He _____ plays with his friends.
A． hard; hard    B． hardly; hardly    C． hard; hardly
【答案】C
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句意：汤姆学习很努力，他几乎不和朋友们玩耍。选项中hard作副词时意为“努力地”，作形容词意为“辛苦的”；hardly为频度副词，意为“几乎不”。Study hard为动词加副词型的短语“努力学习”，故第一空选hard；根据语境可判断第二空填频度副词“几乎不”，故选C。