Take!

1. He takes a very keen __interest________ in music and often goes to concerts.

2. Don't say anything negative about her hair; she's very sensitive and might take ___offence_______ at your remarks.

3. I was walking along a country road in the rain when a driver took ___pity_______ on me and stopped to give me a lift.

4. If a team loses, it's normally the manager who takes the __blame________ for the defeat and not the players.

5. Our neighbour has agreed to take __care________ of the dogs while we're on holiday.

6. The doctor told her to stop smoking, but she didn't take any __________ of him. She still smokes 30 a day.

7. Although she really wanted to study archaeology, she took her parents' ___advice_______ and went to law school.

8. Jamie likes making fun of other people but he can't take a __joke________ himself. he gets so angry.

9. It took a lot of ___courage_______ to ride his motorbike again after the accident.

10. She was taking a big ___risk_______ when she changed career, but fortunately everything went well and she really likes her new job.


B. Phrasal Verbs with Take. Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate article.

11. She takes ___after_______ her father; they're both as disorganized as each other.

12. I'd love to take __up________ golf, but it's such an expensive sport.

13. We haven't really taken __to________ the new boss; he's a little too formal for us.

14. Our phonetics teacher, Mrs. Hill, is going to have a baby so Mr. Bennett is taking __on________ until she comes back.

15. They've taken ____over______ another receptionist at work; Alison couldn't manage on her own.

16. I had to stop going to yoga classes; they were taking __off________ too much of my time.

Microwave oven

Perhaps the most (0) useful (use) and convenient of all domestic appliances is the microwave oven. You do not need to be a (1) _skilled_________ (skill) cook or a (2) __technological________ (technology) genius to operate one, and you can produce extremely (3) ___tasty_______ (taste) meals at the touch of a button. Many of us would now feel rather (4) ___helpless_______ (help) and unable to cope without one. The man we have to thank for this modern cooking miracle is (5) ___inventor_______ (invent), Percy LeBaron Spencer, who manufactured the Radar Range oven for industrial use in 1945.

Ten years (6) ___later_______ (late) the first domestic microwave made its (7) ___appearance_______ (appear). This rather bulky contraption needed an (8) ___electrician_______ (electric) and a plumber to install it. and was the same size as a fridge. At over $1,000 in 1955, it was not immediately (9) ___succesful_______ (success). Not until 1967, when the countertop model became (10) ___widely_______ (wide) available, did sales start to improve.