The factory hasworkers because of the drop in sales.A. laid outB. laid offC. laid asideD.

问题补充：

The factory hasworkers because of the drop in sales.

A. laid out

B. laid off

C. laid aside

D. laid down

答案：

A. laid out

(答案→)B. laid off

C. laid aside

D. laid down

解析：lay off解雇；lay out设计，布局；花费；lay aside把……放在一边；lay down规定，确定，说明。