问题
选择题
－ I came all the way to inform you of the time and place of the meeting.
－You could have __________ yourself the trouble by calling me.
A．shared
B．spared
C．cost
D．removed
答案
答案：B
考查词义辨析。Shared 分享，spared 省掉，不用，cost 花费，removed 除去，句意：我一路走来告诉你会议的时间和地点。你本可以不用麻烦给我打个电话就行。所以选B。