这个否定句要用something有这样一道题：“If you want a necklace, I’ll buy one for you at once.

” “Oh, no.

A necklace is not _________ that I need most.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything【分析】此题容易误选A，机械地套用以下规则：something 用于肯定句，anything 用于否定句或疑问句。

当然此规则在通常情况下是有效的，但此句不属通常用法。

此题的最佳答案应是B，something 在此的意思不是“某种东西”，而是指“那种东西”或“这种东西”，即心中最想要的那种东西(相当于 the thing)。

同样地，下面几题的最佳答案也是 something，而不是 anything：(1) It’s not _________ that we want to talk about; let’s change the subject.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything(2) It’s not _________ I enjoy; I do it purely out of a sense of duty.

A.

anythingB.

somethingC.

nothing D.

everything(3) Self-control is not _________ that comes with your birth.

A.

anythingB.

somethingC.

nothingD.

everything(4) This is not _________ that would disturb me anyway.





A.

anythingB.

somethingC.

nothingD.

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