14 Fill in the correct preposition or adverb.

0 She takes after her father: she has the same gestures and mannerisms.

1 His lecture was so complicated that I only took........................... a few words of what he said.

2 These magazines must be read in the library. You can't take them........................... .

3 The secretary took ............................... the list of titles as her boss read them out.

4 We were so taken................................ by his decision to resign that we didn't know what to say.

5 I'll never forgive you if you don't take ...................what you said about me.

6 Since his retirement, he has taken........................painting to fill up some of his spare time.

7 She seems to have taken...................................me, as if I had offended her somehow.

8 Nobody was taken ........................... by his story, although it seemed convincing at first.

9 You have to take ........................... these curtains. They look very dirty.

10 If you take this skirt ............................... a little, it should fit you perfectly. It's too big for you now.

11 She is always being taken ...................................Elizabeth Taylor, even though she doesn't look that much like her.

12 When they discovered that the child was an orphan, they offered to take him........................ .

13 That desk is so big that it takes.............................most of his office.

_PHRASAL UERBS 2 ^~

take off: 1) remove (clothing); 2) leave the ground (of aeroplanes etc); 3) imitate sb in a comic way; 4)begin to succeed (of plans, ideas, etc) take on: 1) undertake sth; 2) employ staff; 3) accept sb as an opponent

take out:………..1) extract, remove; 2) accompany sb to a theatre, etc

take over:………take control of sth esp in place of sb else

take to:………….1) find agreeable/like; 2) begin a habit; 3) escape to/hide in take up with: become involved in (usu derog)

15 Fill in the correct preposition(s) or adverb.

0 She took the cover off the sofa and had it cleaned.

1 The amateur boxer was apprehensive about taking ........................... such an experienced fighter.

2 I don't think he'll take ............................. the new project unless we offer him more money.

3 He has taken ........................... drinking cocoa at night to help him sleep.

4 You'd better take this paragraph .......................... as it weakens your argument.

5 Their plane was due to to take ......................... at 10 pm but it was delayed because of fog.

6 He's such an aggressive person that nobody really takes .......................... him.

7 Their daughter has taken ........................ a group of friends who have no intention of ever finding work.

8 Mark was sent home from school because he was seen taking .......................... the headmaster.

9 Mr Johnson's son is going to take .........................as chairman of the board.

10 After a slow start, their new line of cosmetics has begun to take .......................... .

11 They've decided to take .......................... at least twenty new sales people this year.

12 The rebels took ............................ the mountains after their leader had been captured.

13 He promised to take me ............................. for dinner on Friday evening.