The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could _____ ge

The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could _____ get out of bed without help.
A、nearly
B、hardly
C、merely
D、barely
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：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帮助就能自己下床了。”