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 on

　　Quiznet - Phrasal verbs with 'take' - Answers

　　1:d

　　Well done! He plans to 'take over' the factory - take control of it.

　　2: c

　　Well done! The plane 'took off' 2 hours late is correct. It departed or left the ground.

　　3: c

　　Well done! 'Take up' means begin a sport or hobby.

　　4: d

　　Well done! 'Take after' means 'similar to'. 'He takes after his father'.

　　5: c

　　Well done! 'Take in' means to try to understand something - often used in the negative.

　　6: b

　　Well done! 'Take in' means to be fooled by someone. 'I was taken in by his lies'.