----Where is Tom?
----He’s left a(n) saying that he has something important to do.
A. excuse
B. sentence
C. news
D. message
网友回答
A. excuse
B. sentence
C. news
(答案→)D. message
解析：excuse 借口，理由；sentence句子，判决；news新闻；message 消息，预言。句意：汤姆在哪儿？——他留了个消息说，他有些重要的事情要做。故选D。