We to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
A. set about
B. set up
C. set out
D. set down
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A. set about
B. set up
(答案→)C. set out
D. set down
解析：此处set about开始做. . .，后接名词、动名词；set up建立；set out开始做. . .，后接不定式；set down写下，记下。根据to paint可知选set out。句意：那天我们开始粉刷整个房子但只完成了前面的部分。
【考点定位】考查动词短语的含义。