448 – Adverbs often confused

在句子中表示行为或状态特征的词，用以修饰动词、形容词、其他副词或全句，表示时间、地点、程度、方式等概念。

Ago vs Before, Hard vs Hardly, rarely vs scarcely, late vs lately,

1. Joe‘s dad died three days __ his ninetieth birthday.

2.The news of the death hit Joe __.

3.He had __ finished eating when he received this tragic news.

4. He was so shocked that he could __ speak.

5.He had not seen his dad __.

6.His dad was always in a good shape and __ got sick.

7.Although his dad died three weeks __, he feels like he’s still there.

8.He could __ pull himself out of bed and he was __ for work.