问
It is the ability to do the job ____ matters not where you come from or what you are. A. one B. that C. what D. it (全国高考,00-24)
我觉得这道题很难做。请指点。
答
要做这道题首先要掌握动词matter的意义和用法。matter用作动词时是个不及物动词，意思是“重要”“有重大关系”“很要紧”。例如：
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Does it matter if we're a bit late? 我们晚到一会儿有关系吗？
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It doesn't matter if you're late — we'll wait for you. 您来晚了也不要紧——我们一定等着您。
其次，要判别出上题是个强调句，见it ，cleft sentence。
练习
The thing that ____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
—I'm sorry I broke your mirror. —Oh, really? ____.
The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that ____ matters is not winning but participating.