十二.—Dad, I don't think Oliver the right sort of person for the job.
—I see. I'll go right away and .
A. pay him back B. pay him off C. put him away D. put him off
【考点】考察动词短语辨析
【答案】B
【解析】本题考察的是动词pay及put的短语辨析。Pay back偿还；报复；报答；偿付；pay off付清；（付清工资后）解雇；（努力）得到回报；put away收拾，整理，放在一边，不管不顾；put off推迟；句意：—爸爸，我认为Oliver并不是这份工作的合适人选。—我明白的，我马上就去付清他的工资，解雇他。根据句意本句中的pay off表示（付清工资后）解雇。故B正确。
【举一反三】28. The athlete's years of hard training when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.
A. went on B. got through C. paid off D. ended up
【答案】C
【考点】考点本题考查动词词组。
【解析】pay off 有很多含义：1 付清某人的工资并解雇他偿清欠款等等 2. 对某人或某事进行报复 3.使人得益，有报偿 4.贿赂
十三. Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to the soul of Qu Yuan.
A. remember B. remind C. recover D. recall
【考点】考察动词词义辨析
【答案】D
【解析】本题考察的是以字母r开始的动词词义辨析。Remember记得；remind提醒，使…想起…；recover康复；recall回忆；句意：相传端午节是为了让我们想起屈原的精神。B项应该使用remind sb of sth使某人想起某事。根据句意说明D正确。
