单选题 —There used to be a gold mine up there on the side of the hill.
—Is that why that hole deep in the ground ______ is there?
A. late B. lately C. more late D. latest

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:本句意为:山边上曾经有一个金矿。这就是最近那儿会有一个深洞的原因吗? late意为“迟的,在晚期的”;lately意为“近来,最近”,是副词;latest是形容词“最近的”,这里需填一个副词。