四个“花费”精讲及练习
一、spend的主语通常是人，句型有：
1. (sb) spend some money/some time on sth
2. (sb) spend some money/some time (in) doing sth
例如：
I spent fifty yuan on the coat. = I spent fifty yuan (in) buying the coat.
我花50元买了这件大衣。
He spent three days on the work. = He spend three days (in) doing the work. 我干这项工作用了3天。
3. spend money for sth. 花钱买……
例如：His money was spent for books. 他的钱用来买书了。
二、take常用于“占用、花费”时间，后面常跟双宾语，其主语通常为形式主语"it"或物。
句型有：
1. It takes/took sb. some time to do sth
例如：It will take me two days to do the work. 这项工作将会花去我2天时间。
2. Doing sth./sth. takes sb. some time.
例如：The work will take me two days. 这项工作将会花去我2天时间。
Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon. 他花了一下午修车。
It took me three years to draw the beautiful horses. =Drawing the beautiful horses took me three years. 画这些漂亮的马花费了我3年时间。
三、pay为“付款、赔偿”之意，主语通常是人，句型有：
1. sb. pays some money for sth
例如：I paid fifty yuan for the coat. 我花50元买了这件大衣。
2. pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买……
例如：I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month. 我每个月要付20英磅的房租。
3. pay money back 还钱
例如：May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week. 你能借给我12块钱吗？下周还你。
4. pay off one's money还清钱
四、cost的主语是物或某种活动，还可以表示“值”。
句型有：
1. sth. costs (sb.) +money某物花了（某人）多少钱
例如：A new computer costs a lot of money. 买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。
2. (doing) sth. costs (sb.) +time 某物（做某事）花了（某人）多少时间
例如：Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time. 他花了大量时间才记住了这些单词。
注意：cost的过去式及过去分词都是cost，并且不能用于被动句。
1.她花了三个月的时间做这个试验.
It________ to do this experiment.
2.他用了多长时间看完了这本书?
How long did ______ to finish reading the book?
3.我们花了两个小时才找到他的家
_________ _________ two hours _________ _________ his home.
4.她在服装上花了很多钱。
She _______ lots of money_______ dresses.
5.我昨天花费两个小时完成作业
I _______my homework yesterday.
6.从广州开车到清远需要多长时间？
How long does______ to drive from Guangzhou to Qingyuan?
7.我每天晚饭后花半个小时看中央电视台新闻。
It _______ _______ half an hour _______ _______ the CCTV News after supper every day.
8.昨天我花了两个钟头的时间完成这项工作。
_______ _______ me two hours _______ _______ the work yesterday.
9.我花了2000多元买这手机，这个月的午餐就得吃面包。
The mobile phone_______ _______ more than 2000 yuan. I have to have bread _______ _______ this mont
h.
10.她每天花半小时读英语。
She ______ half an hour_____ English every day.
11.他用了多长时间看完了这本书?
How long did ________ to finish reading the book?
12.昨天我花了3个小时做作业。
I _______ three hours ________my homework yesterday.
13.每年他花在买书方面花很多钱。
Every year he _______ a lot of money_______ books.
单项选择
1. --- How much does your new bike _____ ?
---- I _____ 300 yuan ____ it.
A． pay spend···on B. cost, buy···for C spend; paid···on D. cost; paid···for
2.Tom spent 200 yuan______this book.
A . in B. on C. for D. with
3.It will_____you half an hour to walk there.
A . spend B. cost C. take D. pay
4.It ______me two days to finish the work.
A . took B. cost C. spent D. paid
5.---How much did you______for this MP4, Sally?
---I got it for 800 yuan.
A.
B. pay B. spend
C. take
D. cost
答案
1.took her three months
2.it take him
3. We spent, in getting
4.paid for
5.spent two hours finishing
6.it take
7.takes me, to watch
8.It took, to finish
9.cost me, for lunch 10.spends, reading 11 it take him 12.took to finish 13 pays for
1-5D B C A A。
