单选题 The seller shall, at his own ______, carry out at the place of manufacture all such inspections of the equipment as are specified in the contract.

A、 cost
B、 expense
C、 expenditure
D、 spending

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：卖方应按合同规定在制造地进行设备检测，费用由卖方承担。expense费用；消耗。cost费用；成本。expenditure花费，支出。spending开销，花费。这四个词意思相近，expense指实际支付的费用总数额；cost指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格；expenditure泛指各种开支；spending多指日常花费。其中，at one"s expense是固定短语，由……承担费用。