单选题 The journalist who had set out to obtain these important facts ______ a long time to send them.
  • A. spent
  • B. took
  • C. passed
  • D. consumed
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】spend:花费,度过;take:用(时间);pass:度过;consume:消费,花费,time-consuming:耗时的。本句不能选spend的理由是(1) 后面有不定式to send them,(2) “完成某事需多少时间”只能用take,绝不能选用spend,(3) 句子主语是somebody时,仍可用take。后面的汉译英部分将详细解释这两个词的区别。