Question

—He said he would finish it on time.
—Well，maybe ________ is not what he says but what he does that counts.

Answer 1

it　

考查强调句型。句意：——他说他会按时完工。——可能重要的不是他说的话而是他的行动。由句意可知，答语是强调句型，由强调句型的构成可知，应填it。