The policy will a chain reaction of automatic spending cuts that can lead to thousands of

问题补充：

The policy will a chain reaction of automatic spending cuts that can lead to thousands of job losses.

A. set down

B. set off

C. set out

D. set about

答案：

A. set down

(答案→)B. set off

C. set out

D. set about

解析：句意：这项政策将会引起无意识的花费减少的连锁反应，这会导致成千上万的人丢掉工作。set down记下；set off引起；set out动身；set about开始做某事，选B。