Some women _ _ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family．
A. should make
B. should have made
C. would make
D. could have made
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A. should make
B. should have made
C. would make
(答案→)D. could have made
解析：句意：一些妇女本来可以得到一份很好的工作报酬而不是呆在家里，但是她们决定为了家庭不去工作。从but they decided not to work for the sake of the family．可知前面的内容是对过去的虚拟，排除AC，could have done“本可以做却没有做”，should have done“本应该做却没有做”，选D。