Helen became very emotional—almost ________ when pressed to talk

Helen became very emotional—almost ________ when pressed to talk about her miserable experience. （tear）
【正确答案】：tearful
【题目解析】：almost意为“几乎”，副词修饰形容词，tear是名词，意为“眼泪”，形容词形式为tearful，令人伤心的。