38. Alan sold most of his belongings. He has scarcely _____ left in the house.
A. everything

B. something

C. anything

D.nothing

原题解析：scarely含义为”几乎不“，为半否定式，通常与any连用，表示几乎没有......，例如：Scarely anybody believes that. 几乎没有人相信那个。正确选项为C。

参考译文：阿兰变卖了一些个人财产。家里几乎没有东西了。