When were the soldiers sent to the earthquake-stricken area? -- the earthquake broke o

问题补充：

--When were the soldiers sent to the earthquake-stricken area?

-- the earthquake broke out.

A. Shortly

B. Unfortunately

C. Straight

D. Directly

答案：

A. Shortly

B. Unfortunately

C. Straight

(答案→)D. Directly

解析：考查副词辨析。句意：--官兵是什么时候被派往地震灾区的？--地震爆发之后。A不久（之后），不耐烦地；B不幸地；C径直地，立刻（前往）；D直接地，正好，立刻（发生），straight指立刻前往某地，directly指强调毫不延误，某事一发生就作出决定，故选D。