Tom is to arrive by 9 o'clock. He set off too late. A. probable B. likely C. pos

Tom is _______ to arrive by 9 o'clock. He set off too late.

A. probable B. likely 　 C. possible 　 D. unlikely

试题答案

D

根据probable, possible, likely三词的区别，可知只有likely的主语可以用人来表示，即sb. be likely to do sth. unlikely是likely的反义词“不可能”。句意为：汤姆不可能9点钟前到达，他出发太迟了。