Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

　　A. surprisingly    B. eventually  C. permanently     D. virtually

D


解析:

virtually(=almost, very nearly; in every way that is really important)幾乎，事實(shí)上，實(shí)際上；My book is virtually finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.( 我的書(shū)幾乎寫(xiě)完了,我只要在作品中再作一點(diǎn)修改就可以了。)surprisingly令人驚奇的；eventually最終的；permanently永久的。

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