1 . A study shows that dreams ______ about one quarter of sleeping time.

A．take off

B．take in

C．take up

D．take down

2 . My boss allowed me to leave early this afternoon, but I had to ______ the time the next day.

A．make up

B．take up

C．turn up

D．pick up

3 .           a little extra light throughout the day may do more than just lift your spirits.

A．Letting in

B．Taking up

C．Sending out

D．Putting aside

4 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或者短语的正确形式填空，框中有两个多余单词或短语。

commit     circumstance     efficiency     acknowledge     conclusion      the instant     come to power     sum up     take up     insist on

1. The Internet is a very _____________ medium for spreading information.
2. The man________________finding a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.
3. He was a good man who was_______________to his family as well as to his work.
4. Lu Xun,________________ as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881.
5. To _______________, low price, easy access to information and wide use make students use computers a lot.
6. Peter_____________________his position as the head of the travel agency last month.
7. Much to my surprise, she burst into tears ________________she read the letter.
8. Under no ____________________ will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.

5 . 选词填空

originate       it is unlikely that…        make it        be worth watching          frank              eat away at   come between…and…     take on       take up                         ignore

1. This kind of animal can ________________ the colors of its environment to protect itself.
2. ________________ the weather will clear up in a few days.
3. The man fell into the sea, but fortunately he ________________ to the shore at last
4. She made a suggestion but they ________________ it.
5. ________________, nobody likes you talking like that.
6. “Dear Mike, We are good friends. Nobody can ________________ you ________________ me.”
7. This movie ________________ again.
8. Our ________________ plan was canceled because of the weather.
9. No matter how hard he tries, his parents are never satisfied with him, which is ________________ his self-confidence.
10. We’d better lift the piano upstairs as it ________________ too much room in the living room.

6 . He is creative? Do you mean he can always         an excuse whenever he makes a mistake?

A．take up

B．bring up

C．make up

D．set up

7 . I have been putting off a decision, and trying not to think about it, hoping that something would ______.

A．take up

B．turn up

C．burn up

D．make up

8 . 选词填空

be supposed to；complain about；suffer from；act out；add up；switch over depend on；prevent...from；take up；prepare for

1. She spent all morning _________numbers.
2. We must ______the rivers ______being polluted.
3. I _________finish my homework before going out with you.
4. The children started to _________the whole incident.
5. Writing _________most of his free time.
6. The living cost you pay _________where you live.
7. Their business has _________lack of investment.
8. They are always_______ bitterly _____the injustice of the system.
9. I’m tired of this programme;_________ to another channel please.
10. The captain told the men to __________sailing.

9 . A British newspaper says British Airways plan to         Trans World Airways.

A．take up

B．take over

C．take to

D．take off

10 . I don’t understand. Why did he leave his job in Beijing to________ farming?

A．take up

B．set up

C．turn up

D．look up

E．wake up