They puton the government to lower taxes and give laid-off workers necessary health care.A

问题补充：

They puton the government to lower taxes and give laid-off workers necessary health care.

A. load

B. weight

C. force

D. pressure

答案：

A. load

B. weight

C. force

(答案→)D. pressure

解析： 考查词义辨析。load 负担，weight 重量，force 暴力，pressure 压力，句意：他们给政府施加压力为了降低税收和给下岗职工必要的医疗健康。根据句意所以选D。