Discussion
We reached the station late, and _______ missed the train.
Answer: B
The blank takes nearly.
'Nearly missed the train' means the speakers came close to missing it but still caught it, which fits arriving late at the station. Nearly is the adverb meaning 'almost' and it modifies the verb missed.
'Near' is mainly an adjective or an adverb of place ('near the station') and does not mean 'almost' before a verb in standard usage. 'Utterly' means completely and is used with absolute words ('utterly lost'), not with a near-miss. 'Mostly' means for the greater part, which cannot apply to the single event of missing a train.
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