As the Smiths were about to ______ on their journey to the UK, Mrs. Smith found her passport missing. A . take down B . take off C . set up D . set out
答案: D 【解析】 【详解】 句意:当史密斯一家要出发去英国时,史密斯太太发现她的护照不见了。 考查动词短语辨析。 take down 记下; take off 起飞; set up 建立; set out 出发。根据 “As the Smiths were about to … on their journey to the UK” 可知,此处指出发去英国,故选 D 。