Question

Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr and Mrs Smith without hurting the feeling of _______, but failed.

A．none	B．either
C．all	D．neither

Answer 1

B。

由于句中谈到的是 Mr and Mrs Smith，即谈的是两者，故排除选项A和C，因为 none 和all 均用于指三者。又因为空格前有否定介词without，故空格处填either, 不用 neither。