【题目】My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _____ lessons.
A.missB.affordC.selectD.understand
在线课程【答案】B
【解析】
考查动词辨析。句意：我父亲从小就渴望演奏音乐，但他家太穷了上不起课。A. miss错过；B. afford付担的起；C. select选择；D. understand理解。根据“his family was poor”，可知，付担不起（afford），故选B。