单选题 Considering that the trade is growing rapidly, the surplus is ______ to increase significantly in the coming year.
A. reliably
B. lovely
C. newly
D. likely

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】中级问题这里空格前面是be，因此填入形容词是合适的。所有选项看起来都是副词，但B选项和D选项也有形容词的用法。应选择符合句义的D选项。be likely to do意为“有可能做某事”(=be apt/liable to do)。
[高频词语] considering (prep. ; conj. ) 考虑到 surplus (经济用语) 盈余