Question

【题目】The reporter set______ what the old said and then telephoned it to the editor.

A. off B. up

C. down D. about

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查动词短语辨析。句意：记者记下了这位老人说的内容，然后给编辑打电话。A. set off出发；B. set up建立；C. set down记下；D. set about着手；开始做。根据语境可知，记者应该是记下说的内容，故选C。