单选题 We have to ______ the routine expenditure, otherwise it will be impossible for us to afford a car.
A. decline B. condense C. curtail D. dwindle

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：decline下降，减少；condense浓缩，概述；curtail节约，缩减；dwindle逐渐变少或变小。句意是，我们不得不缩减日常开支，否则我们不可能买得起汽车。所以正确答案是C选项，如：Their public health program had to be severely curtailed．(他们的公共卫生计划不得不大大收缩。)