A. Fill in each blank with a word from the box after back down for in off on out over to up 1. I’ll tell you how to get to the little town of Stratford-upon-Avon in detail. You’d better take it_____. 2. By wearing a well-tailored suit and a bowler hat with an umbrella in one hand and a suitcase decorated with British flags in the other, he hitch-hiked successfully in the U.S.A, because everybody took him ___ Englishman. 3. “Why do some women like to decorate the Christmas tree but dread taking it ____?” “Because it is not easy to take a tree ____. It is sometimes difficult to remove the decorations and often the pine needles go all over the floor. ? 4. My cousin has an ear for music; I think he takes _____ his father in musical ability. 5. Mrs. Long insisted that Tom should take ____ what he said about his uncle and aunt behave properly in his new surroundings. 6. This factory is going to take ____ more skilled workers for the project. 7. I can’t possibly take ___ anything I am reading because my mind is completely on the picnic we’re going on tomorrow. 8. The class 2 boys had a bad habit of taking ___ the principal and the teacher. 9. Henry went to the dentist and had one of his decayed teeth taken ____ painlessly. 10. “Do you suppose he’ll take a bribe?” “What do you take him ____?” 11. “Mrs. Long, this sleeve is too big. Will you please take it ___ about half an inch for me?” “But last time you said the sleeve was too small and you had it let ____. You really are fussy.” 12. The owner of the house is not at home. He has taken the dog____. 13. Peter had measles so he took ____ his bed for a week. 14. Who do you think will take ____ the boxing commission since the well-known promoter has retired? 15. Going to evening school after work and attending to household chores take _____ most of her spare time.