Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
休息 (Xiūxi) to rest; take a break; recess
利息 (Lìxi) interest
消息 (Xiāoxi) news; information
息怒 (Xīnù) cease to be angry
Note:
When “息 (xī)” is used as a noun, it means “interest”, normally matched with “利 (lì)”, hence “利息 (lìxī) interest”, and it also means “news”, hence “消息 (xiāoxī) message”.
When “息 (xī)” is used as a verb, it means to rest, hence “休息 (xiūxī) rest”, or it means to cease, such as words like “息怒 (xīnù) cease being angry”.
Context:
Tā líkāi jiā yǐjīng yì nián le, dào xiànzài hái méiyǒu rènhé xiāoxi.
他离开家已经一年了，到现在还没有任何消息。
He has been away from home for a year and so far we have heard nothing from him.
Nǐ kàn shàngqù tài lèi le, lǐyīng hǎohǎo xiūxi yíxià.
你看上去太累了，理应好好休息一下。
You look so tired that you should take a break.
Qǐng xīnù, tā búshì yǒuyì màofàn nǐ de.
请息怒, 他不是有意冒犯你的。
Please cease being angry. He didn’t mean to offend you.
Zhè zhǒng dàikuǎn fāngshì zhǐ shōuqǔ 4% de lìxi.
这种贷款方式只收取4%的利息。
This kind of loan charges only 4% interest.
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