单选题
The governor had to ______ all his appointments for the day and rush to the train accident.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题测试动词短语辨析。本句的意思是:“省长不得不取消他今天所有的约会,赶到火车事故现场去”。set off意为“出发”。例如: We set off at dawn. (我们黎明时动身了。)pay off:付清账款。例如:He had to pay off that forty pounds. (他得偿付这40英镑。)see off:为……送行。例如:I'll see him off at the station. (我将到车站送他。)call off:取消。例如:call off the game. (取消比赛)。因此,D为正确答案。