—You didn’t wait for Mr. Black last night, did you? —No, but we ____. He didn’t

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—You didn’t wait for Mr. Black last night, did you?
—No, but we ____. He didn’t return home at all.

A．couldn’t have	B．needn’t have
C．didn’t need to	D．should wait have

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解析

考查情态动词。根据语境“No”可知“我们没有等”。根据“He didn’t return home at all.”说明“我们不必等。”而B项表示已等过。

举一反三

—Can I pay the bill by check?
—Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash.

A．shall

B．need

C．will

D．can

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— Anything wrong, sir?

— Yes. It’s one hundred dollars for speeding and driving after drinking. You ______fool me with that smell in your breath．

A．shouldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．can’t

D．needn’t

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. ______ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung.

A．Was he given up	B．Had he given up
C．Did he give	D．If he gave up

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. “Mary looks hot and dry” “So _____ you if you had so high a fever.”

A．do	B．are
C．will	D．would

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—Are you content with her lecture?
—Nowhere near that. It ____.

A．may have been good	B．couldn’t have been worse
C．can’t be better	D．must be better

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