副词（时间副词也可以置于句首）。例如:

1) He was born in Beijing in 1980.

2) The students were talking and laughing loudly in the corridor yesterday.

3) They were working hard in the fields at 10:00 yesterday.

该顺序也适用于由其它词或词组构成的相应的状语，即：方式状语 + 地点状语 + 时间状语。

1) Uncle Tom died suddenly in Paris in 1990.

2）After the war, the hero returned with pride to his hometown.

T：I believe you are clear with the usage of adverbs. Then we will do some exercises.

1. (NMET 1994) We all write _____, even when there's not much to say.

A. now and then B. by and by

C. step by step D. more or less

2. (NMET 1996) We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining _____.

A. badly B. hardly C. strongly D. heavily

3. (2002北京春) Two middle-aged passengers fell into the die sea. _____, neither of them could swim. A. In fact B. Lucidly

C. Unfortunately D. Naturally

4. The old gentleman has _____ been to the Great Wall before, has he?

A. always B. already C. ever D. not

5. (2002北京) It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _____ to her mother.

A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing

Key: ADCDB

注意: 有些副词有两种形式，一个与形容词同形，表示具体意义，一个以 -ly 结尾，表示抽象意义。例如：

(1) close 接近地 closely 密切地

(2) free 免费地 freely 自由地

(3) hard 努力地 hardly几乎不

(4) late 晚，迟 lately 近来