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【题目】He managed to reach the summit of his career, but it was at the ______ of his health.

A. consumption B. credit

C. exhaustion D. expense

【答案】D

【解析】

试题分析:A 消费,消耗;B 贷款,赞扬,认可;C 精疲力尽,耗尽;D 代价,消费。根据语境可知他成功地达到了事业的巅峰,但那是以他的健康为代价的,at the expense of sth.以……为代价,故选D。

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