Question

【题目】The football game was so popular that its tickets were________ within hours.

A.set outB.sold outC.paid offD.gave away

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

句意：这场足球赛是如此受欢迎以致于它的票在几个小时内就卖光了。

考查动词短语辨析。set out启程；sold out卖光，售完；paid off偿清，付清；gave away捐献。根据足球赛受欢迎可知结果是票很快卖光，故选B。