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

【答案】

A

【解析】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）。