1 . Jack is a dishonest boy. He always _______ some excuses for doing something wrong.

A．picks up

B．takes up

C．makes up

D．gives up

2 . It seems to be a coincidence that TFBOYS _____, but the reality is that most of us choose to skip the hardship they went through and the efforts they paid.

A．took over

B．took off

C．took up

D．took in

3 . Peter is ill, so you are supposed to ________ Class 14, and there is no doubt ________ it is a great challenge to you, Mr Zhang.

A．take on; whether

B．take over; that

C．take up; that

D．take out; whether

4 . 选词填空（用所给词组的正确形式填空，有两项为多余）

on cloud nine;     fly off the handle;   be separated from;     apart from;     take up;       take off; come over; come up with; in addition;   make out;          make up;        stand out

1. The moment me seated ourselves in the classroom, the teacher ______ the lesson where she left off yesterday.
2. Cinderella has been learning Chinese in Beijing University for the past 4 years. No wonder she ______ above her Chinese colleagues.
3. Many businesses started up by college students have ______ thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.
4. I stayed up late last night for I had to ______ the lost time last week.
5. Because of the fog, I couldn't ______ what the road sign said and took a wrong turn.
6. My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she ______ when I came home 3 hours late.
7. A feeling of sweet bitterness ______ me in the day of farewell to my campus life.
8. ______ your family and friends, though it may cause short-term discomfort, didn't have to be as painful as it seems.
9. He is easy to get along with. ______ that, he is also a determined boy.
10. Students are encouraged to be creative, ______ new ideas and thinking out of the box.

5 . While we may not be born with a natural talent, we can ______ for it with hard work.

A．break up

B．take up

C．bring up

D．make up

6 . It is amazing to learn that our human beings tend to        some knowledge when we are exactly relaxing ourselves，such as diving，swimming and so on.

A．take up	B．take on
C．pick up	D．pull through

7 . After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane        her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A．set out

B．took over

C．took up

D．set up

8 . It has rained cats and dogs for days.I hope it will___________next week.

A．step up

B．make up

C．take up

D．clear up

9 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

1. The Spring Festival Gala is broadcast _________ on the eve of Chinese New Year, spreading Chinese traditional culture to the world.
2. The scale of China’s digital economy reached 31.3 trillion yuan in 2018, _________ 34.8 percent of the country’s GDP.
3. Game of Thrones made a great hit, meeting the great _________ of its audiences across the globe.
4. Acupuncture is the practice of inserting needles into the skin to _________ physical pain as well as some mental and emotional conditions.
5. An orange cat of around eight months was found in a ship which was _________ for the port of Milan, sealed in a freight container (集装箱) from China.
6. Sunshine and water prove _________ to all the living creatures on the earth for their survival.
7. The visit to museums in Europe helps him develop an interest in art, and he decides to _________ drawing as a hobby.
8. It’s a pity that the athlete has _________ the final competition due to his injuries.
9. The company has provided several sample applications for potential customers to _________.
10. BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System offers users a global positioning capability with great _________.

10 . I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.

A．had taken up

B．would have taken up

C．have taken up

D．takes up