在肯定句中，anything 和 everything 可以表示相同的意思。所以，选择 C. anything  或者 D. everything 都是正确的。这道题的设计欠妥。

题意：他的儿子迈克在一所中学上学。这男孩什么都喜欢，就是不喜欢学习。他上课不听老师讲课，而且从来没有按时完成作业。根据题意，选项D（everything）为最佳答案，表示“除了……外都……”。

anything but和nothing but都是习语，而everything but是代词与介词搭配的用法，不是习语，它们在意义上有很大差异。

1. anything but“根本不；决非”是习语，用于加强语气。例如：

He is anything but a poet. 他绝不是诗人。

The party was anything but a success. 晚会根本不成功。

The fight is anything but finished. 斗争绝没有结束。

2. nothing but也是习语，意为“仅仅；只是”。例如：

He’s nothing but a criminal. 他只不过是个罪犯。

There is nothing but some waste paper in the desk. 课桌里只有些废纸。

3. everything but不是习语，but为介词，表示“除了”，everything but“除了……外都；唯独不……”。例如：

She forgot about everything but the sun and the wind and the salt spray. 除了太阳、风和盐雾，她什么都记不得了。

Husband and wife were at one on everything but money. 丈夫和妻子除了在花钱方面不一致而外，其他处处一致。

▲曹老师以前回答过此类问题：

https://www.cpsenglish.com/question/32976

两个都应该可以，但D更好。 请参考外网这篇文章的解释：

https://jakubmarian.com/all-but-vs-anything-but-vs-everything-but-in-english/Anything but

 “Anything but” can be rephrased using “not at all” or “in no way”. For example:

They were anything but positive about the proposition.

This smartphone is anything but ordinary.

which means the same as:

 They were not at all positive about the proposition.

This smartphone is in no way ordinary.

Everything but

The meaning of “everything but” is quite literal; it means “everything except”, “everything with the exception of”.

For example:

I eat everything but meat.

She wants everything but happiness for other people.

which means 

I eat everything except meat.

She wants everything with the exception of happiness for other people.

Nonetheless, the meaning is not completely literal. When you eat “everything but meat”, it doesn’t mean that you eat every single food imaginable. It means that you feel strongly about not eating meat.

支持anything。 Everything but这样用的话是褒义。