The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to______government spending.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】从句意上分析,finance“为……提供资金”,如:The government will financethe building of the new roads with the taxes it collects.(政府将用它所征得的税收为修建新公路提供资金。)A项符合题意。其他几项的意思分别为:“使膨胀,详述,扩张”;“扩大,放大”;“做预算,编入预算”。