Studies show that people are more________ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure
正确答案：A考查形容词词义辨析。所填词做表语，主语是人，由more来修饰，意思是：可能，选A。其中四个选项中possible和probable也都“可能的”之意，但他们做表语时主语只能是物，sure在此处意思不恰当。
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- Please don't sit _____front of the computer for long hours. A: on B: in C: at
- He is not _______ to recover from the injury in a week or two. A: possible B: probable C: likely D: capable
- Girls are more likely to suffer from ______ than boys.
- I'm sure he will be back ______. Just wait a minute. A: long before B: before long C: after long D: long after
- Women are more than twice as likely as men to suffer from depression.
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What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run. B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill. C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking. D. Adults will depend more on their families.
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Toms parents will be back from London . A: long before B: before long C: before soon D: soon after
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Intellectually brilliant students from this high school are most ______ to be admitted to elite universities. A: probable B: likely C: possible D: liable
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How long did it take Marie to get back from the country A: A whole night. B: Four hours. C: Five hours.
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Adjectives "certain", "probable", "likely", "possible", and "unlikely" can be used to indicate the degrees from the most certain to the least certain.