any further (any + 形容词或副词比较级)
Finally someone spoke to him in English, “You can’t go any further.” [《高中英语教科书》第二册(下), 人教社, p. 32] 说: “any 可以用在形容词或副词比较级前, 起强调作用……。”但是, 我一直弄不清楚, any 所强调的是什么。它的真实含义又是什么?
这里所说的强调是指“强调程度之小”。副词 any 在此结构中的真实含义是: even a little, even the smallest amount, in the least, at all。应注意, any + 形容词或副词比较级结构仅用于否定句、疑问句和条件句。
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I can't run any faster. 我无法跑得再快了。
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Have you gotten any stronger since you began lifting weights? 你练举重之后有没有变得强壮一些？
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Can't you sing any louder? 你就不能唱大声点吗？
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Are you any better today? 你今天好点了吗？
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Moving to Washington and being part of the First Family had not been any easier for her than for the rest of us. (Hillary, Living History) 搬来华盛顿，成为第一家庭的成员，对她来说并不比我们容易。（希拉里，《亲历历史》）
请做下面的英语试题：
The disease he suffers is not easy to cure. I know, but is he ____ better? A. much B. rather C. any D. little