---Why didn’t Sally play the violin at the concert last night?
---She said that her hand hurt, but that was only a(n) . I saw her play tennis just now.
A. matter
B. excuse
C. result
D. expression
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A. matter
(答案→)B. excuse
C. result
D. expression
解析：matter原因,事件;excuse 借口,理由;result结果;expression表达,表情.句意:昨晚萨利为什么不在音乐会上演奏小提琴?——她说她的手疼，但是那只是一个借口。我刚才看见她打网球了。结合语境可知选B。