We were informed of their arriva

We were informed of their arrival at such short notice that we________had time to get prepared.
A、almost
B、hardly
C、mostly
D、seldom
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：该题考查副词。根据句意应该选择带有否定含义的B或D。hardly表示程度，意为“几乎不”；而seldom表示频率，意为“很少”，例如：Seldom is he late for school.他很少上学迟到。本题应该选择B. hardly，句意为“在这么短的时间内我们接到了他们要到达的消息以至于我们几乎没有时间做好准备”。