The chairman of the company said that new techniques had ______ improved their production efficiency.[1999]
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:副词词义辨析题。被修饰的动词improved表明要填入表积极意义的副词。radically“根本地,完全地”,符合题意,故答案为D。其他选项都含贬义:violently“狂暴地,猛烈地”,severely“严重地”,extremely“极端地”。