2016安徽中考英语总复习教程第21课时九年级Units13~14
Ⅰ. 单项填空。
( )1. (2015・重庆A卷)They walked home last night because they couldn’t ________ to take a taxi.
A.leave B.buy C.afford D.allow
( )2. (2015・武威)The Apple Watch is very beautiful,but it’s too expensive. So I can’t ________ it.
A.save B.support C.offer D.afford
( )3. (2014・合肥45中一模)The piano is too expensive for me to ________.
A.offer B.afford
C.provide D.watch
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词。
4.他的妈妈负担不起他的学费。
His mother ________ ________ ________ pay for her child’s education.
5.我抽不出一个小时去吃午饭。
I ________ ________ an hour for lunch.
afford意为“买得起,支付得起,花得起(时间、金钱、精力等)”或“负担得起(费用、损失、后果等)”,常和情态动词can或be able to连用,作及物动词,后面可接名词、动词不定式作宾语。如:
He can’t afford (to buy) a car.他买不起一辆车。
I think he will be able to afford a holiday.我想他抽得出时间去度假。