Question

【题目】The governor’s statement on employment ________ a storm of criticism,

A. set up B. set out C. set about D. set off

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词短语。句意：这位官员对就业的陈述引发了批评如潮。A. set up建立；B. set out出发；C. set about开始做；D. set off引起；出发。根据题干statement(评述)以及criticism(批评)，得知“引起了”符合语境。故选D项。