— Would you like to join us in a field trip this weekend? — I’d like to. But I can’t the

问题补充：

— Would you like to join us in a field trip this weekend?

— I’d like to. But I can’t the time because I have an important exam to take on Monday.

A. kill

B. take

C. afford

D. spend

答案：

A. kill

B. take

(答案→)C. afford

D. spend

解析：考查动词辨析。afford“提供，买得起”，常与情态动词can连用。“这个周末和我们一起参加郊游怎样？”“我很想去。但我不能抽出时间来，因为我周一有一个重要的考试要参加。”故选C。