—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
网友回答
A. matter
B. excuse
C. result
D. expression
解析：考查名词的用法。根据句意，昨晚Sally没在音乐会上拉提琴，她自己说是因为手疼，可是我刚才看到她打网球了。显然，她说自己手疼只不过是个借口。故选B。