Question

【题目】That mistake almost ________ him his life.

A. took B. paid C. cost

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：那个错误几乎让他付出了自己的生命。选项三个词都有花费的意思，take的主语常为it，构成It takes sb. some time to do…句式，意为“做某事花费某人一段时间”；B项paid为pay的过去式，其主语通常是人，构成固定短语pay…for…“为…支付…”；cost是及物动词“耗费、花费”，其主语是物。根据词法要求，故选C项。