专四

单选题House repairs, holidays, school fees and other ______ have reduced his bank balance to almost nothing.

A. amount 
B. payment 
C. expenses 
D. figures

参考答案:C进入在线模考
【译文】房屋维修费、度假花销、学费和其他的开支几乎掏空了他的所有存款。
名词辨析题。amount意为“数额,数量”;payment意为“付款,缴纳”;expense意为“开支,费用”;figure意为“数字”。其中expenses专指“开销,花销”,因此,[C]expenses为答案。

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