A business tax cut is needed to

A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment. ( )
A、spread
B、spoil
C、encourage
D、spill
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：句意：为了鼓励工业投资，需要降低商业税。spur意为“激励，鼓励”。选项中spread意为“扩展，蔓延”；spoil意为“破坏，损坏”；encourage意为“鼓励，促进”；spill意为“洒出，溢出”。故本题选C.