1．(2009·浙江高考)John is very________— if he promises to do something he'll do it.
A．independent B．confident
C．reliable D flexible
解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：John非常值得信赖——如果是他答应的事情，他一定会做到的。reliable表示“可信赖的，可靠的”，符合语意。
答案：C
2．(2009·福建高考)It seems that living green is________easy and affordable.A small step makes a big difference.
A．exactly B．fortunately
C．surprisingly D．hardly
解析：考查副词辨析。exactly“确切地”；fortunately“幸运地”；surprisingly“令人惊讶地”；hardly“几乎不”。句意：看起来绿色生活是惊人地容易并且(人们)能够承受得了。只要迈出一小步就能成就一大步。
答案：C
