Even the youngest children can learn to see implications 24 the obvious.
答案：(C) beyond
beyond the obvious 意為「超越表面所見的（深層含意）」：連最小的孩子都能學會看出言外之意；near（靠近）、among（在…之中）、without（沒有）語意都不合。
beyond 你大概只用在具體的距離（beyond the mountains 在山的那一邊）。把它想成「越過那條界線」，抽象的用法就通了——界線可以是空間，也可以是理解、能力、懷疑的界線。
空格後面接名詞 the obvious，前面要放介系詞，四個選項都是介系詞，句法一樣過關，要靠語意決定。先弄清楚 the obvious 是什麼意思：the + 形容詞可以指一整類事物，the obvious 就是「顯而易見的那些東西」，也就是字面上看得到的表層。句子說最小的孩子也能學會 see implications ___ the obvious（看出…表層的言外之意），言外之意在哪裡？在表層「之外、更深的那一邊」——這正是 beyond 的界線意象。驗算在下一句：To read for hidden meanings is to identify with the poet.（為讀出隱藏的意義而讀，就是與詩人心意相通。）hidden meanings 與 beyond the obvious 講的是同一件事，一個說「藏起來的」、一個說「表層之外的」。beyond 的抽象用法值得整組一起記，共同點都是「越過某條界線」：beyond doubt（無庸置疑，越過懷疑的界線）、beyond one's reach（能力所不及）、beyond description（難以形容）、beyond repair（無法修復）、go beyond（超出）。
三個都是介系詞，錯在空間關係。among 是「在…之中」，要接複數或群體，會讀成「在那些明顯的事物裡面找言外之意」，但言外之意的定義就是不在表層裡面。near 是「靠近」，講的是距離上的接近，接近表層仍然是表層，說不出「更深一層」。without 是「沒有」，會讀成「沒有明顯之處的言外之意」，語意接不上，而且句子要講的是兩層的關係，不是有無。
beyond the obvious（超越表面所見）、beyond doubt（無庸置疑）、beyond one's reach（能力所不及）、beyond description（難以形容）、the + 形容詞（指一整類事物）、implication（言外之意、含意）。
Children's encounters with poetry should include three types of response—enjoyment, exploration, and deepening understanding. These do not occur always as 21 steps but may happen simultaneously.
Certainly, children must start with enjoyment 22 their interest in poetry dies. But if from the beginning they find delight in the poems they hear or read, they are ready and eager to 23 further—more books and more poems of different sorts.
Even the youngest children can learn to see implications 24 the obvious. To read for hidden meanings is to identify with the poet, to ask the poet's questions. This is reading for deeper understanding, 25 a thoughtful look at what lies beneath the surface. Enjoyment, exploration, and deeper understanding must all be part of children's experience with poetry if we are to help them to love it.