The boy ________ avoided being run over by a speeding car when crossing the busy street the other day.
A.hardly
B.slightly
C.narrowly
D.gently
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C解析考查副词词义辨析。hardly “几乎不”；slightly“稍微”；narrowly“仅仅，勉强地”，含有“差点儿，险些”的意味；gently“轻轻地”。句意为：几天前，穿越繁忙的街道时，那男孩险些被一辆超速穿过的车辗过。根据句意，选C。