Question

I spent two weeks ________the novel last month.

A. finish reading    B. finish to read

C. finishing reading    D. finishing to read

Answer

C

【解析】考查动词短语的用法。句意：上个月我花了两个星期读完了这本小说。spend---doing sth做某事花多长时间；finish doing sth做完某事，故选C

点睛：spend,/cost/take/pay都可以表示花费。spend主语是人，1 spend time/money on sth在---上花时间、金钱。2 spend time/money (in) doing sth花费时间或金钱做某事；cost主语是物或某种活动，sth costs money某物花了多少钱；take通常是一个固定结构it takes sb time to do sth做某事花了某人多长时间；pay主语是人，pay money for sth买某物花了多少钱。