Question

The manager urged older staff ________early retirement and new staff _______ more time for work.

A．take up; to set aside	B．took up; set aside
C．would take up; to lay aside	D．must take up; lay aside

Answer 1

A

本题考查urge的用法。urge 意为“督促, 力劝, 强烈要求”, 其后的宾语从句中，谓语动词用虚拟语气，即 (should) ＋动词原形或用urge sb. to do sth（要求某人做某事）。