question for help

question for help
______ road out of town is good,but this one is better than the other.
A.Both B.Any C.Neither D.None
Key:C
Why not choose

答案应选C,不能选B,因为any只用于三者或三者以上的人或事物,不用于指两者,所以不对.
注意：在不定代词中,either,neither,both只用于指两者；any,every,all,none等则用于指三者或三者以上.而each而可用于两者或三者以上.
请再看几道考题,可检验一下以上用法：
1.We asked John and Jerry,but ________ of them could offer a satisfactory explanation.(北京春)
A.either B.none
C.both D.neither
【分析】答案选D.表示两者,but又提示我们是否定的,表示“两者都不”用neither.
2.I invited Joe and Linda to dinner,but ________ of them came.(北京卷)
A.neither B.either
C.none D.both
【分析】答案选A.Joe和Linda是两个人,排除C；又由but可知,她们两个人一个也没来,所以选neither.
3.—Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?
—I’m afraid ________ day is possible.(全国卷)
A.either B.neither
C.some D.any
【分析】答案选B.由I’m afraid可知,Monday和Tuesday两天都不行.
4.—Are the two answers correct?—No,________ correct.(全国卷)
A.no one is B.both are not
C.neither is D.either is not
【分析】答案选C.由two和No可知,指两者都不,所以用neither.顺便说说,no one(=nobody)只能指人,排除A；both are not correct是部分否定,与no矛盾,排除B；不能说either…not,排除D.
5.—There’s coffee and tea; you can have ________.
—Thanks.(全国卷)
A.either B.each
C.one D.it
【分析】答案选A.either指两者中的“任一”.
6.—Do you want tea or coffee?
— ________.I really don’t mind.(北京春)
A.Both B.None
C.Either D.Neither
【分析】答案选C.由tea or coffee和I really don’t mind.可知,指两者中“任一”.
7.I had to buy ________ these books because I didn’t know which one was the best.(上海卷)
A.both B.none
C.neither D.all
【分析】答案选D.由后文的最高级可知至少有三本,排除A和C；none不能作定语,后面不可接these books,排除B.但可说none of these books.
8.We had three sets of garden tools and we seemed to have no use for ________.(浙江卷)
A.none B.either
C.any D.each
【分析】答案选C.由three可排除指两者的either；指三者或三以上中的“任一”用any.
9.—Which of the three ways shall I take to the village?
— ________ way as you please.(福建卷)
A.Each B.Every
C.Any D.Either
【分析】答案选C.指三者中的“任一”,用any.
10.Mr.Ascot,headmaster of the school,refused to accept ________ of the three suggestions made by the Students’ Union.(上海春)
A.either B.neither
C.any D.none
【分析】答案选C.三者中的任一,用any.