The security of this job is so great that employees are more likely to die of natural caus
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The security of this job is so great that employees are more likely to die of natural causes than get ______
A．laid aside
B．laid down
C．laid out
D．laid off
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正确答案：D
动词短语辨析题。layoff意为“(暂时)解雇，辞退工人；使……下岗”，符合句意，故[D]为答案。layaside意为“把……搁置一边；储蓄(以备将来之用)”；laydown意为“放下；制定”；layout意为“摆出；布置；设计(版面或建筑物等)”，均与上下文意思不符，故排除。