1) it was (hard - hardly) for us to tell her the truth. 2) he (hard - hardly) ever comes to see us because he is always very busy. 3) we could (hard - hardly) recognize the place: everything had changed so much. 4) it was a (hard - hardly) day for everybody. 5) he spoke too fast and it was (hard - hardly) to understand him. 6) he had (hard - hardly) any work to do. 7) she was so tired that she could (hard - hardly) stand. 8) how many (meal - food) a day do you have? 9) bring enough (meal - food) any water for the trip. 10) in england lunch is usually the biggest (meal - food) of the day. 11) they talked a lot during the (meal - food). 12) do they serve good (meal - food) in this restaurant?