-Hi, Jack! Have you heard of any good news about Frank recently?-Yeah.He ________ have done better.He has been admitted to Beijing University because of his winning the prize in the national puter contest.A.shouldn'tB.wouldn'tC.needn'tD.couldn't
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D解析考查情态动词的用法。根据句意可知此处是表示能力,could have done:本来有能力做某事。本题用否定的比较级表示最高级的意思,意思为他已经取得了最好的成绩。shouldn't have done的意思为本来不该做某事而实际上做了;needn't have done本不需要做某事;wouldn't have done本不会做某事。