High unemployment the government billions of pounds in lost taxes. A. spends B.

High unemployment _____ the government billions of pounds in lost taxes.

A. spends          B. takes  C. uses    D. costs

试题答案

D

解析:

spend 和 cost 均可表示“花费”，但句型不同：spend + 时间或金钱 + on sth (in doing sth)，cost + 某人或某机构 + 金钱或时间。