语法与词汇 8.The patient's progress was very encouraging as he could______ get out of bed without help.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】在给出的选项中：nearly意为“几乎”；hardly意为“几乎不”；merely意为“仅仅，只不过”；barely意为“仅仅，勉强”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知，正确答案是A。