This company is going to some 160 employees because of the drop in sales.A. lay offB. lay

问题补充：

This company is going to some 160 employees because of the drop in sales.

A. lay off

B. lay aside

C. lay down

D. lay out

答案：

(答案→)A. lay off

B. lay aside

C. lay down

D. lay out

解析：考查动词短语辨析。具有：由于销量下降，这家公司打算解雇大约160名雇员。A解雇；B把......放一边；C放下，规定，制定；D铺开，阐述，布置故选A。