Question

【题目】A bomb ________ in the theater, causing hundreds of deaths.

A. goes off B. lifts off

C. went off D. lifted off

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】C考查动词短语辨析和动词时态。句意：一枚炸弹在剧院爆炸，造成了数百人死亡。根据结果状语causing hundreds of deaths（造成了数百人死亡）可知，爆炸发生在过去，故用一般过去时态。go off 爆炸；lift off起飞。