【题目】Because of the depression, the multi-national company had to lay off workers on a large __________.
A.degreeB.extentC.senseD.scale
在线课程【答案】D
【解析】
考查固定短语。句意：由于经济大萧条，这家跨国公司不得不大规模裁员。A. degree程度；B. extent 程度；范围；长度；C. sense感觉；意识；D. scale规模；范围。on a large scale是固定短语，意为“大规模地”，符合语境。故选D项。