题目内容

It ________ time to solve the racial and religious problem in Iraq.Don’t expect to ________ just a few weeks or months in making peace between different religious beliefs.

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A.

costs; take

B.

takes; spend

C.

spends; cost

D.

costs; take

答案:B
解析:

本题考查动词take, spend, cost表示“花费”时的区别。spend用人作主语,常与in和on连用,句型为spend time/money on sth./(in)doing sth.;cost只能用物作主语;take常用it作形式主语,句型为:It takes sb.some time to do sth.。所以本题的前面用take,后面用spend,答案为B项。


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