问题
选择题
—What a pity! Their experiment is a failure.
—They ________ better under more favorable conditions.
A.should have done
B.could have done
C.must have done
D.may have done
答案
B
题目分析: 句意:--真遗憾,他们的实验是一个失败.—在更加有利的条件下他们本应该做的更好。这里under more favorable conditions.是一个隐含的虚拟语气,相当于if they had been under more favorable conditions.说明是和过去相反的虚拟条件句,所以主句是could have done“过去本可以做的更好”,所以选B。