听力原文：M: Oh, I just got some bad news today.W: What happened, Tony？M: Well, you know my

听力原文：M: Oh, I just got some bad news today.

W: What happened, Tony？

M: Well, you know my job at the design studio？

W: Yes.

M: Well,...

W: Oh, no!

M: Oh, yes. Today the boss called me into his office and told me they had to lay me off indefinitely. That means as of April thirtieth, I'm out of work.

W: Oh!

M: No more job.

W: Tony, I am so sorry. You really liked working there.

M: Yeah, well, it's not all bad news. There's still a small chance that the company will call me back in the summer if the work picks up. You never know what'll happen. They may still need me then.

W: Oh, this is so sudden, isn't it？

M: Well, sort of. Two other employees lust their jobs last month, and I had a feeling I might be the next one in line. You know, I've only been working there ten months, so I don't have any seniority. If they're going to lay someone off, it's always going to be the newer employees first.

W: What are you going to do？

M: Like I said, I've still got a job until the end of the month. Starting in May, I plan to send out resumes and go on some inter views. Depending on the outcome of the interviews,...

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A．He has lost his job.

B．His design studio has gone out of business.

C．His clientele is declining.

D．He has got a cut in pay.