Question

【题目】The factory that we visited yesterday was________in 1989.

A. set out B. set about

C. set off D. set up

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】句意：我们昨天参观的那家工厂是在1989成立的。考查动词短语辨析题。A. set out出发/动身；B. set about开始做；C. set off出发/开始；D. set up建立/准备。主语The factory是物，本句是被动语态，根据句意语境，可知ABC都与句意不合，故选D。