单选题
The bill would establish protection against criminal and civil penalties for the improper ______ of protected patient information.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是：discovery发现，探索；disappearance消失，不见，绝迹；disclosing揭开，披露：disclosure公开，披露，根据句子意思可知，正确答案是D选项。如：The disclosure that he had been in prison ruined his chance for public office．(公开他曾坐牢一事断送了他谋求在政府机构任职的机会。)