【题目】--- Why was our foreign expert unhappy yesterday?
--- News about the earthquake in Japan _______ a feeling of homesickness.
A. set up B. set out
C. set about D. set off
在线课程【答案】D
【解析】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：——为什么我们的外国专家昨天不高兴？——关于日本地震的消息引发了他的思乡之情。A. set up建立；B. set out出发；C. set about开始；D. set off引起。故选D。