单选题 Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being ______.
  • A. laid out
  • B. laid off
  • C. laid down
  • D. laid aside
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中lay out陈列，布置；lay off使下岗，解雇；lay down放下，放弃，制订；lay aside搁置，积蓄。根据题意，应选B。句意：美国的石油公司已经感受到了压力，炼油工人及生产石油制造设备的雇员正在被裁减。