题目内容

What’s the matter with John? He has been sitting there for hours.

— A postcard from his father_______ an attack of home-sickness in him.

A. took up B. set off

C. brought in D. built up

B

【解析】

试题分析：考查动词固定搭配。A take up拿起，开始从事；B set off引起，出发；C bring in增加； D build up增进，增强。句意：John怎么了？他已经坐在那里好几个小时了。他父亲寄过的明信片引起了他的思乡情结。故选B。

考点：考查固定搭配。

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