1.Dr. Smith was always ______the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

    A  reminded of 

    B  absorbed in

    C  tended by

    D  concerned about

 2.The bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

    A  credit 

    B  borrow

    C  loan

    D  lease

3.To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

    A  treatment

    B  delivery

    C  transmission

    D  departure

 4.Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you’ll have to pay a _________.

    A  fare

    B  fond

    C  deposit

    D  deal

参考答案及解析

1、选D。remind of “提醒，令人想起”，be absorbed in“全神贯注于，专心于”，be tended by“被照顾”， be concerned about“关心”。

2、选C。Credit“信用”，borrow“借入”，loan“贷款给他人”，lease“租约”。

3、选B。treatment“对待，治疗”，delivery“派送”，transmission“（多指信息或疾病的）传播”，departure“离开”。

4、选C。Fare“费用”fond “喜爱的”deposit“押金，保证金”deal“交易”。