—How's your new babysitter?

—We________ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.

A. should  　　　　　　　　　  

B. might 

C. mustn't       

D. couldn't

D解析：句意：“你們的新保姆怎么樣？”“我們不可能再請到更好的了。我們的孩子非常喜歡她�！薄癢e couldn't ask for a better one.”中couldn't與better連用表示“不可能更好”。如I couldn't agree more.表示“我非常同意”。故選D項。

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