单选题   Much as ______, I couldn't lend him the money because I simply didn't have that much spare cash.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题考查would like to表虚拟的用法。本句中as引导让步状语从句，much提前构成了倒装。分析句意可知，此处让步的情况实际上并没有发生，再结合选项可知，此处应该是表达“本来想做某事但实际上并没有做”的虚拟含义，故应该用would have liked to的结构，故答案为A。