Question

5. Neither side is prepared to talk to     unless we can smooth things over between them.

A. others           B. another

C. the other       D.  one other

Answer 1

5. C考查代词的用法。句意：除非我们能够消除他们之间的误会，否则他们双方的任何一方都不会和对方谈判。根据neither side is prepared to talk可知是指"双方"，所以C正确。