单选题
The chewable substance called chicle （糖胶） had______until Thomas Adams added licorice and sold it as gumballs.
Ahardly flavored
Bany flavor hardly
Cflavor hardly none
Dhardly any flavor
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答案解析
本题考察hardly，题目意为“叫做糖胶的可嚼物质本身没有什么滋味，直到托马斯亚当斯加入甘草汁并将其作为口香糖售卖。”hardly 副词，其含义为“几乎不、几乎没有”。固定搭配hardly any= almost no，hardly any 是个形容词性的短语，表“几乎没有”，后面接名词，起修饰作用。