They could hardly believe what he said, _________.

He was speaking so fast______we could hardly follow him.

A．what

B．as

C．but

D．that

He was ____ sad at the bad news that he could hardly say a word.

A.very

B.so

C.too

D.such

A.such、as

B.such、that

C.so、as

D.so、that

A.hardly could we see

B.hardly we could see

C.we could hardly see

D.could we hardly see

Although Mike worked ______ , he could ______ support his family.

A．hard, hard

B．hard, hardly

C．hardly, hard

D．hardly, hardly

A.pathetic

B.pitiful

C.sympathetic

D.needy

A.very

B.rather

C.too

D.so

His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.

A：sense

B：meaning

C：intelligibility

D：interpretation

The story was so touching that I could hardly ______ my tears.

A．hold on

B．hold up

C．hold on to

D．hold back

A.such a

B.so a

C.so

D.such

A.A.

B.B.was he; did

C.C.was he; could hardly

D.D.he was; hardly could

E.E.did he; had to