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I Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1 We were taken by the manager's behaviour
2 She takes her mother in being able to write such nice letters
3 I'll lend you this library book if you'll take it to the library when you've finished
with it
4 He made an angry remark, but then took it
5 My employer has taken many of his old employees
6 He was taken a rich man because of the way he squandered his money
7 We were taken by her tears; really she was all right
8 He was dictating a letter while his secretary was taking it
9 As I wasin the kitchen, the mantook me the chef
10 Although his German was rather bad, I could take all he said about Goethe
11 These clothes are too big for me They need to be taken
12 In that boarding house they have taken five guests
13 The plane took at eleven thirty
14 The boys took for the cinema half an hour ago
15 That style of dress has taken and now everybody wears it
16 He believes himself to be one of the best chess players in the country and says he'll
take anybody
17 The school took three new teachers yesterday
18 You promised you would take me to the cinema
19 He took the stains using a new stainm remover
20 I hope the children will soon take their new governess
21 I have been taken an Englishman in London
22 He takes his father in his behaviour
23 I wasable to take what the lecturer said about art
24 The factory has taken several new employees lately
25 I take what I said about him
II Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same
meaning.
1 Helga takes after her mother; she has the same face
2 Take the machine apart and see if you can see what is wrong with it
3 Wales were really taken apart by England in last night's match
4 I am sorry I wasrude; I take back all that I said
5 He had nowhere to go, so we took him in
6 The price takes everything in
7 My dress is a bit loose round the waist Could the tailor take it in for me?
8 Hespeaks in such a waythat I cannot take in what he says
9 Don't be taken in by his promises
10 Remember to take your coat off when you enter the church
11 He made everyone laugh by the way he took off President Bush
12 You need a holiday Take a few days off
13 He just took off without saying a farewell word to anybody
14 They have decided to take on a new secretary in the sales department
15 That animal can take on the colour of its surroundings
16 Stop picking on my brother, you bully! Why don't you take on someone your own size!
17 I am taking my wife out to the theatre tonight
18 The enemy took the factory out by bombing it
19 On Monday, he will take over as coach of Real Madrid
20 I took to her as soon as wemet
21 I take after my mother, with my aquiline nose
22 He finally took back his angry remarks
23 She has taken her children out to the zoo
24 He took the engine apart in order to repair it
25 He'll take over his father's business on Tuesday
III Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1 I was surprised when I saw the voucher
2 He resembles his father in everything
3 When I discovered the truth, I withdrew my remarks about her
4 He dictated as his secretary wrote everything down
5 At first he deceived us with his stories, but then, we discovered that they were all lies
6 When our car broke down the man from the farm kindly received us as his guests
7 It was very difficult for me to understand what he said
8 As she's getting thinner, we'll have to alter her clothes
9 He removed his hat when he entered the church
10 The plane left the ground at seven thirty-five
11 You should not undertake any more work; you are too busy
12 They are engaging new workmen at the factory
13 I shall play against you at tennis
14 You will be able to remove that stain using milk
15 As Mr Harrison has left, a new teacher will assume control
16 He began to drink when his mother died
17 I wasintroduced to herandsoon found her agreeable
18 When they saw that the ship was sinking, the crew sought refuge in the boats
19 He began to play football to occupy the time
20 The room is small and most of it is occupied by a large table
21 I couldn't understand what he said about English humour
22 I was surprised when I discovered who the culprit was
23 I'm not going to undertake any more responsibilities
24 Write everything he says about the new policy
25 He began to take drugs when he was given the sack
IV Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs.
take aback, take after, take back, take down, take for
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1 Do you take me a fool? Of course I am not going to give her the money
2 I wasso taken that I could not utter a word
3 He took basketball and became very good at it
4 In my room most of the space is taken by my books
5 I like to go to airports where I can see the planes taking and landing
6 She takes her mother in many ways; she was red-headed, too
7 I shouldn't care to take the post they are offering
8 They are taking fifty new workmen at the factory
9 I'll take you at table tennis
10 He couldn't take the speech because for him it was too difficult
11 He took us with his stories
12 They can take you at the boarding house near the bridge
13 I take what I said about her; I was wrong
14 The secretary was taking the names of the employees
15 I am sorry, but I cannot take whatthe teacher is saying
16 He took me an American because of my accent
17 Don't try to take her , she's very intelligent
18 He was dictating while she took hism words
19 They have taken a new cashier at the supermarket
20 In the bookshop most of the space was taken by book shelves
21 I hope the children will take the new teacher
22 The new manager will take tomorrow
23 Nobody thought that style would ever take
24 He's good at tennis He says he'll take anybody
25 He's taken what she said
ANSWER KEY
KEY TO I
1 aback
2 after
3 back
4 back
5 back
6 for
7 in
8 mdown
9 for
10 in
11 in
12 in
13 off
14 off
15 on
16 on
17 on
18 out
19 out
20 to
21 for
22 after
23 in
24 on
25 back
KEY TO II
1 resembles
2 dismantle
3 beaten
4 withdraw/ retract
5 lodged
6 includes
7 reduce it
8 understand
9 deceived
10 remove
11 imitated
12 rest for a left
14 engage/employ
15 acquire
16 challenge
17 going out with
18 destroyed
19 assume the position of
20 liked
21 resemble
22 withdrew/retracted
23 given an excursion
24 dismantled
25 assume control of
KEY TO III
1 taken aback
2 takes after
3 took back
4 took down
5 took us in
6 took us in
7 take in
8 take in
9 took off
10 took off
11 take on
12 taking on a take you on
14 take out
15 take over
16 took to
17 took to her
18 took to
19 took up
20 taken up
21 take in
22 taken aback
23 take on
24 Take down
25 took to
KEY TO IV
1 for
2 aback
3 up
4 up
5 off
6 after
7 on
8 on
9 on
10 in
11 in
12 in
13 back
14 down
15 in
16 for
17 in
18 down
19 on
20 up
21 to
22 over
23 on
24 on
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Notes:
* Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (/ˈɡɜːrtə/; German: [ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn ˈɡøːtə] 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was
a German writer and statesman His works include epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist.
* George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 He was also the 46 th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry Bush married Laura Welch in
1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election Bush was elected president in
2000 when he defeated Democratic rival Al Gore after a close and controversial win that involved a recount in Florida.
He became the fourth person to be elected president while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent
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George W Bush, 43 rd President of the United States