spend,cost,take,pay在英语考试中同时出现时,难住了不少英雄好汉,往往是在单项选择、完形填空中出现较多,这四个词都可以表示“花费”的意思,接下来为各位同学逐个分析,一次学会如何判断:(2)sb. spend ... (in)doing sth.
例句:I spent two hours on my homework.I spent two hours (in)doing my homework.
sth. cost sb. some money.例句:This book cost me ten yuan. How much does this book cost?Learning how to riding a bike cost me a month.而当cost为不及物动词时,后不接宾语,如cost too muchIt+takes+sb.+time+to do sth.(take有时态变化如took/will take)It took me an hour to finish the work. How long did it take the students sb. pay some money for sth. 1. This interesting book ___ me 10 yuan.
2. Who will ___ for the toy train?
3. It will ___ me an hour to finish my homework.
4. This roadster ___ too much. I can't afford it. 5. You spent too much time ___ computer games.
1. cost 2. pay 3. take 4. costs 5. on/playing