Question

【题目】It ______ him several days to finish the whole report.

A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：完成整篇报道花费了他几天的时间。Sb spent time doing sth花费时间做某事； sth cost sb some money某物花费某人金钱；It took sb. some time to do sth.“做某事花费某人一些时间”。 Sb paid money for sth某人为某物付钱。根据to finish the whole report可知与动词不定式连用，此处用took。故选C。