Question

4. I read a famous play The Merchant of Venice,which was        in Italy.

   A. happened   B. set

   C. taken place   D. founded

Answer 1

4. B短语be setin意为"以……为背景，(故事) 发生在... "；happen与take place均为不及物动词，不可用于被动语态；found表示"成立，建立"，不合题意。