Question

Wang Haijian, Hubei bombing principal, was shot to death for his leading role in __________ a homemade bomb near a branch of state-owned China Construction Bank in Wuhan on Dec. 1, 2011.

A．set off

B．set aside

C．set down

D．set out

Answer 1

A

试题分析：句意：王海剑，湖北爆炸案的主谋，因为在2011年武汉中国建设银行分行制造了一起爆炸案，被判处死刑。set off引爆；set aside留出；set down放下；set out出发。根据句意故选A。
点评：本题难度适中。动词短语的考查是近几年高考的热点，命题者主要考查对知识点的再现，需要考生理解语境才能做出正确的判断。
即学即练：We also _________some meat for elderly people.
A. set off           B. set aside         C. set down         D. set out
解析：B。句意：我们还留出一些肉给年岁大的人。