Question

【题目】He began to realize how much in debt he was. So he had to ________his assistant ________.

A.see; offB.lay; outC.lay; offD.send; up

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：他开始意识到自己欠了多少债。所以他不得不解雇他的助理。

考查动词短语。see sb. off给某人送行；lay out陈设，布置， 展开；lay off辞退，解雇；send up发射，呈送。根据上文“他开始意识到自己欠了多少债”可知“他不得不解雇他的助理。”故选C。