核心问题
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。
词典解答
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。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
- The thing that ____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
A. matters B. cares C. considers D. minds (上海高考,96-22)
- —I'm sorry I broke your mirror. —Oh, really? ____.
A. It's OK with me B. It doesn't matter C. Don't be sorry D. I don't care(全国高考,96-9)
- The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that ____ matters is not winning but participating.
A. anything B. it C. what D. everything(全国六级,96.1-68)