单选题   We raised a mortgage from Bank of China and were informed to pay it off by the end of this year.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 题干译文：我们向中国银行申请抵押借款，并被通知年底还清。划线词的含义是“抵押贷款”，因而答案为A。选项B为“付款”，选项C为“收回”，选项D为“恢复”。