单选题
The mother said she would ______ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. A. let down B. let alone C. let off D. let out
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的意思是“母亲说如果她的儿子在晚饭前能做完作业就允许他不洗碗碟。”C项“let off放过,宽恕(使不受惩罚);允许不干;排放”符合题意。如:let sb.off [from] doing sth.“允许某人不做某事”。The judge let him off with a warning.“法官给他以警告就放过了他”。其他三项中,let down“使(某人)失望;放下,降低”;let alone“不打扰,不惊动,更别提……”;let out“释放,放走;发出”,都与题意不符。