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Expressions with Take

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  1. Don't forget to take ___ notes of everything he says at the conference.
    a. down
    b. over
    c. on

  2. Little children like to take their toys ___.
    a. away
    b. out
    c. apart

  3. The shop owner decided to take US$5.00 ___ the price.
    a. out
    b. off
    c. away

  4. John did not accept the job, for he did not want to take ___ all those responsibilities.
    a. on
    b. out
    c. for

  5. How can I take all these stains ___ from my tablecloth?
    a. apart
    b. away
    c. out

  6. I know you are tired and disappointed, but don't take it ___ on me.
    a. off
    b. out
    c. after

  7. Have the children taken ___ their new teacher?
    a. up
    b. to
    c. over

  8. You should take your brother ___ on his offer to help you do it.
    a. up
    b. in
    c. at

  9. The plane will take ___ in ten minutes.
    a. out
    b. in
    c. off

  10. These big books shouldn't be taken ___ from the library.
    a. after
    b. in
    c. away

  11. Take ___ account everything he's done for us.
    a. into
    b. for
    c. after

  12. Don't let yourself be taken ___ by anyone.
    a. into
    b. in
    c. on

Copyright (C) 1997 Vera Mello (vcqm@ruralsp.com.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.