2019年mpacc考试英语真题——其他505

{01}The watch was very good, and he______20 percent down for it.
A.paid
B.cost
C.bought
D.Spent
解析：考查近义词辨析。pay的主语是人，构成sb pays some money for sth某人花钱买某物；cost主语是物，构成it costs sb some money to do sth做某事花费某人多少钱；buy的主语是人，构成sb buys sth for sb或sb buys sb sth某人给另一人买某物；spend主语是人，构成sb spend time/money on sth/ (in) doing sth某人花时间或金钱在某事上/ 做某事。句意“这块手表很好，而且他以（比原价）少20%的价钱买的它。”故选A。
考点定位:近义词辨析和固定搭配。
本题选A。