1. spend的主語必須是人，常用於以下結構：
(1)Sb. spend time/money on sth.
在……上花費時間（金錢）。
例:I spent two hours on this maths problem.
這道數學題花了我兩個小時。
(2)Sb. spend time/money (in) doing sth.
花費時間（金錢）做某事。
例:They spent two years (in) building this bridge.
造這座橋花了他們兩年時間。
(3)Sb. spend money for sth. 花錢買……。
例:His money was spent for books. 他的錢用來買書了。
2. cost的主語是物或某種活動，還可以表示「值」，
常見用法如下：
(1)sth. costs (sb.) ＋金錢,某物花了（某人）多少錢。
例:A new computer costs a lot of money.
買一臺新電腦要花一大筆錢。
(2)(doing) sth. costs (sb.) ＋時間
某物（做某事）花了（某人）多少時間。
例:Remembering these new words cost him a lot
of time.
他花了大量時間才記住了這些單詞。
注意：cost的過去式及過去分詞都是cost,並且不能用於被動句。
3. take後面常跟雙賓語，常見用法有以下幾種：
(1)It takes sb. ＋時間＋to do sth.
做某事花了某人多少時間。
例:It took them three years to build this road.
他們用了三年時間修完了這條路。
(2)doing sth. takes sb. ＋時間
做某事花了某人多少時間。
例:Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon.
他花了一下午修車。
4. pay的基本用法是：
(1)sb. pay (sb.) money for sth.
付錢（給某人）買……。
例:I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month.
我每個月要付20英磅的房租。
(2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。
例:I have to pay for the book lost.
我不得不賠丟失的書款。
(3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。
例:Don’t worry! I'll pay for you.
別擔心，我會給你付錢的。
(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。
例: They pay us every month.
他們每月給我們報酬。
(5）pay money back 還錢。
例:May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week.
你能借給我12塊錢嗎？下周還你。
（6）pay off one's money還清錢。
現學現用：
1.這件外套花費了我100元。幾種不同的表達方式。
①I spend 100 yuan on this coat.
= I spend 100 yuan buying this coat.
②The coat costs me 100 yuan.
= It costs me 100 yuan to buy this coat.
③I paid 100 yuan for this coat.
④It takes me 100 yuan to buy this coat.
2. They spend too much time the report.
A. writing B. to write
C. on writing D. write
3. --What beautiful shoes you’re wearing! They must be expensive.
--No, they only l0 yuan
A. spent B. took
C. paid D. cost
4. --Will you please for my dinner Peter?
--Sure!
A. spend B. pay
C. cost D. take
5. It will me too much time to read this book.
A. take B. cost
C. spend D. pay
6. This science book ____ me a great amount of money.
A. took B. cost
C. used D. spent
答案：
2--6 ：A D B A B