22. Evelyn will never agree to sell her house _________ she receives great offers from interested buyers.
(A) even if
(B) despite
(C) regardless of
(D) only when

? 題目：

Evelyn will never agree to sell her house _________ she receives great offers from interested buyers.

翻譯：

除非有買家開出很好的價格，Evelyn 絕不會同意賣房子。

?️ (A) even if — ✅ 答案（正解）

• even if = 即使

• 搭配句首的否定語氣 "will never"，句子意思是：

Evelyn will never agree to sell her house even if she receives great offers.
即使有買家開出很好的價格，Evelyn 也絕不會賣她的房子。

→ 語氣邏輯完整，語法正確。

(B) despite – 介系詞

中文意思：儘管 / 雖然

• ✅ 後面只能接名詞、代名詞，或動名詞（V-ing）

• ❌ 不能接完整子句（主詞 + 動詞）

✅ 正確用法：

Despite the rain, we went hiking.
儘管下雨，我們還是去健行了。

Despite feeling tired, she kept working.
儘管很累，她還是繼續工作。

❌ 錯誤用法（錯把子句放進來）：

✘ Despite she was tired, she kept working.

→ 正確改法：Despite being tired 或 Although she was tired

(C) regardless of – 介系詞片語

中文意思：無論 / 不管

• ✅ 後面接名詞、名詞片語、代名詞或動名詞（V-ing）

• ❌ 不能接完整子句（主詞 + 動詞）

✅ 正確用法：

Regardless of the weather, we’re going to the beach.
不管天氣如何，我們都要去海邊。

Regardless of her age, she still runs marathons.
不管她年紀多大，她仍然跑馬拉松。

❌ 錯誤用法（錯接完整句）：

✘ Regardless of she is old, she still runs marathons.

→ 正確改法：Regardless of her age

✅ (D) only when 

• only when = 「只有當……才會……」

• 搭配句首的 will never，形成一個強烈對比：
  → 她絕不會賣房子，除非是有買家開出很好的價格。

? 套入句子後：

Evelyn will never agree to sell her house only when she receives great offers... ❌
❗這樣語序怪怪的，應該調整為：

✅ 正確句型應為：

Evelyn will agree to sell her house only when she receives great offers.
Evelyn will never agree to sell her house unless she receives great offers.

但在本題句子中有 "never"，所以其實更自然搭配的應該是：

✅ 補充說明：如果題目是這樣：

Evelyn will agree to sell her house ______ she receives great offers.

那麼 D. only when 就完全沒問題。

但 原句是：「Evelyn will never agree...」，這時 only when 搭配否定語氣語意不順。