No matter what he said to you, his manner showed an ______ that he did not actually agree with the proposal.
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 名词词义辨析。根据句中No matter what he said to you提供的信息,空格应填入与showed意思相近的名词。选项中,只有implication(暗示,暗指)符合句意。故答案为B。