Question

－Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

－__________．

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A．

I’d rather you didn’t, actually

B．

Of course not．It’s not allowed here．

C．

Great! I hope pets

D．

No, you can’t

Answer 1

答案：A
解析：

对Do you mind…?应答时，否定回答是Of course not．肯定回答不用Yes，而要用I’d rather you didn’t，或I’m afraid you’d better not．等表示委婉地拒绝。B项和D项自相矛盾，C项答非所问。would rather后面的从句用一般过去时态，是虚拟语气的用法，表示“宁愿某人……”。