单选题 As a way of ______ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词组和固定搭配。pick up表示“捡起、获得、看到”;cope with表示“应付、处理”;pass out表示“晕倒、死去”;get across表示“越过、通过、被理解”。C和D选项的意义明显不合题意,本句中提到的做法不是简单收检信件,而是指回信的办法,因此正确答案为B。