单选题 Another 1,000 workers were dismissed when the machinery plant was in difficulties.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] take off“起飞”；drive off“赶走，击退”；put off“推迟”；lay off“解雇”。这里需要选择和dismiss(消除，开除)相似的词，故选D。