1. There's a new manager _______ from the old one next week. She seems really nice.

a) taking over

b) taking up

c) taking after

d) taking part

2. It's only the first month, and my business is going well. It's really starting to _______.

a) take part

b) take away

c) take off

d) take place

3. Yuchen wants to become a singer, so she has _______ singing lessons.

a) taken over

b) taken off

c) taken in

d) taken up

4. Christmas Day _______ each year on the 25th December.

a) takes off

b) takes place

c) takes over

d) takes after

5. A lot of people say I _______ my mother, but I think I'm more like my grandfather.

a) take on

b) take off

c) take after

d) take up

6. We're a bit short-staffed for the summer period, so we need to _______ some temporary workers.

a) take on

b) take over

c) take up

d) take after

7. Yes, I'd be very happy to _______ your kind job offer.

a) take off

b) take up

c) take over

d) take in

8. Last week, hundreds of thousands of people _______ in the year's biggest marathon.

a) took part

b) took off

c) took up

d) took over

答案

1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a, 7) b, 8) a.