Some women 　　　a good salary in a job instead of staying home，but they decided not to work for the sake of the family．

A.must make

B.should have made

C.would make

D.could have made

答案及解析： D

解析：

考查情态动词，should have done 本应该做某事而实际上没有做，could have done 本可能做某事而实际上没有做，句意：一些妇女本肯能在一份工作中拿到高工资而不是呆在家里，但是她们决定不去工作为了家庭的缘故。故选D。