(_) 1. It {(A) takes__(B) costs__(C) spends__(D) pays } me 100 dollars to have my hair cut.
(_) 2. Mary {(A) took__(B) spent__(C) cost__(D) paid } lots of money on shoes.
(_) 3. It {(A) takes__(B) costs__(C) pays__(D) spends } him one hour every day to jog.
(_)(_) 4. Jessica {(A) took__(B) spent__(C) cost__(D) paid } three days {(A) to finish_(B) finished_(C) finishing_(D) finish } her report.
(_) 5. They often spend 30 minutes or longer {(A) on__(B) in__(C) with__(D) at }
traveling to and from work.
Key:_1.(B)__2.(B)__3.(A)__4.(B)、_(C)_5.(B)
spend____spent____spent spend 當『花費』解,它的主詞都是有生命的個體;極少用it當主詞。 spend 後面可接『時間』或『金錢』當受詞。 spend 後面接『動詞』時;要用v-ing,因為其前介系詞in省略。 __He spent much of his spare time (in) roaming about the streets. spend 後面接『名詞』時;名詞之前的介系詞可用on, for, with。 __She spent $1,000 dollars on her new evening dress. __He wants to spend his life with music. spend 後面接『地點名詞』時;地點名詞之前的介系詞可用at, in。
take___took___taken take只能當花『時間』解,沒有花『金錢』的意思。 take的主詞通常是沒有生命的個體或代名詞it。有時也用有生命的個體當主詞。 take若以有生命的個體當主詞,後接不定詞。 __It took me four hours to drive from here to Taipei.
__He took three hours to finish the work. ---遠東英漢大辭典第2134頁。