Question

How much did you ________ on the nice sweater?

1. A.
   spend
2. B.
   take
3. C.
   cost
4. D.
   pay

Answer 1

A
解析：表示“为……付款，购某物花了多少钱”用pay for 或spend…on.
方法提炼：表示“花费(金钱、时间、精力等)”的四个动词区别是：cost的主语是“物或者是代替不定式的it”，不用于被动语态。take常用于句型“It takes somebody some time to do something．”此外，take表“花费”时，主语还可以是“人或一件事”。spend的主语是“人”，常用“spend+名词+on／for+名(代)词”或send+名词+(in)+doing”两种结构。pay for意为“为……付钱”，它的主语应为“人”。本题例句还可写成：How much did the nice sweater cost(you)?／How much did you pay for the nice sweater?／How much did it take you to buy the nice sweater?