I took what he said （ ）, but afterwards it became clear that he

I took what he said （ ）, but afterwards it became clear that he really meant something else.
A、literally
B、freely
C、randomly
D、seriously
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：literally：照字面理解；freely：随意地，直率地；randomly：随意地；seriously：认真地。根据后面的”表达的是另一回事“，结合四个选项，A选项最符合语境。句意：我从字面上理解了他说的话，但后来，很明显，他表达的是另一回事。