Question

2. [2014 •江苏卷]—Dad, I don't think Oliver the right sort of person for the job.

一I see. I'll go right away and    .

A. pay him back     B.  pay him off

C. put him away      D. put him off

Answer 1

2. B考査动词短语辨析。句意："爸爸，我认为奥利弗不是适合这项工作那类人。""我明白了，我现在就付清工资解雇他。"pay back偿还，报答；pay off还清，付清工资予以解雇；put away处理，放好；put off推迟，延期。根据语境可知B项正确。