ept telling him he should work harder, but ___ didn’t help.РA. he B. she?C. it D. whichР【解析】答案C。这里空格处指代的是前面Tom’s mother kept telling him he should work harder这一整句话,A、B、D选项都不合适,应该用it。Р 54. ----- Is ___ here?Р ----- No, Bob and Tim asked for leave.РA. everybody B. somebody?C. anybody D. nobodyР 【解析】答案A。从回答:没有,Bob and Tim离开了可以看出前面问的是“每个人都在么”?因此应该用A。somebody放在肯定句中,anybody放在句中的意思为有人在么?跟后面的回答不匹配。Р55. Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read ___ stories by writers from ___ countries.РA. some; any B. some; other?C. other; some D. other; otherР 【解析】答案B。Sarah已经读了许多美国作家写的故事。现在她想读一些其他国家的作家写的故事。这里前一空泛指一些,因此用some,后面用other指其他。因此答案为B。