For
each of the six questions choose the one
correct answer.
1.
When his
father retires, he’s planning to take _____ his
factory in Beijing.
a. off
b.
after
c. up
d. over
2.
Our plane
took ____ 2 hours late!
a. over
b. up
c. off
d.
after
3.
Why do so
many men take ____ golf when they retire?
a. over
b. off
c. up
d.
after
4.
Roberto gets
angry a lot, he takes _____ his father.
a. over
b. off
c. in
d.
after
5.
When I heard
she was pregnant, I couldn’t take it _____ at first.
a.
after
b. over
c. in
d. off
6.
I was
completely taken ____ when he told me he was working
late at the office.
a.
after
b. in
c. over
d.
after
a.
‘Take off’ usually refers to planes or clothes!
b.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.
c.
‘Take up’ means begin a sport or hobby.
d.
Correct - He plans to ‘take over’ the factory –
take control of it.
2:
a.
‘Take over’ usually means take control of.
b.
‘Take up’ means begin a sport or hobby.
c.
Correct - The plane ‘took off’ 2 hours late is
correct. It departed or left the ground.
d.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.
3:
a.
‘Take over’ usually means take control of.
b.
‘Take off’ usually refers to planes or clothes!
c.
Correct - ‘Take up’ means begin a sport or
hobby.
d.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.
4:
a.
‘Take over’ usually means take control of.
b.
‘Take off’ usually refers to planes or clothes!
c.
‘Take in’ means to try to understand something or to
fool someone.
d.
Correct - ‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’. ‘He
takes after his father’.
5:
a.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.
b.
‘Take over’ usually means take control of.
c.
Correct - Take in’ means to try to understand
something – often used in the
negative.
d.
‘Take off’ usually refers to planes or clothes!
6:
a.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.
b.
Correct - ‘Take in’ means to be fooled by
someone. ‘I was taken in by his lies’
c.
‘Take over’ usually means take control of.
d.
‘Take after’ means ‘similar to’.