【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题意:经理给职员分配任务。
划线词allocate意为:分配;拨出。
A项assign意为:分配;指派;例:We assign the room to the new girl.我们把那个房间分配给了那个新来的女孩。
B项persuade意为:说服,劝说;使某人相信;劝某人做(不做)某事;例:I"m trying to persuade him to give up the attempt.我正力图劝他放弃这种尝试。
C项ask意为:问;要求;邀请;例:I ask her, but she doesn"t answer.我问她,但她没回答。
D项order意为:命令;整理;订购;例:He said that the order was outgrown for the situation.他说在那种形势下,这种命令已不适用了。故选A。