考点点拨

1. thankful

【用法】thankful是形容词，意为：①感谢的，感激的；②欣慰的。如：

We are so thankful for all the support we received.

We were thankful that it was all over.

【拓展】

★thankfully adv. 意为：①谢天谢地，万幸地；②高兴地，感谢地，感激地。如：

There was a fire in the building, but thankfully no one was hurt.

They thankfully accepted the soup and warm clothing.

★thankless adj. 意为"吃力不讨好的"。如：

Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task.

【考例】_____, I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end. (安徽2011)

A. Hopefully B. Normally

C. Thankfully D. Conveniently

【点拨】由"设法通过了比赛"和"那些伤痛最终是值得的"可知应选Thankfully（谢天谢地）。hopefully有希望地；normally平常地，标准地；conveniently方便地。

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