单选题 The bill would establish protection against criminal and civil penalties for the improper______ of protected patient information.
A. discovery B. disappearance C. disclosing D. disclosure

【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。根据句子意思推出正确答案是D选项。 例如，“The disclosure that he had been in prison ruined his chance for public office．”(他曾坐牢 一事的曝光断送了他谋求在政府机构任职的机会。)