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Thu 29 Jun, 2006 01:42 am
It didn't happen all at once, but before long the business really began to ----, and they started to
make a profit.
A) look back B) take up C) point out D) keep on E) try out
Well, it has been quoted from a nationwide exam in Turkey. The official answer is B, but I don't think "take up" means "to be successful, begin to improve". What do you think?
Unfortunately, "B" is the most acceptable from the choices provided.
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huahua wrote:It didn't happen all at once, but before long the business really began to ----, and they started to
make a profit.
A) look back B) take up C) point out D) keep on E) try out
Well, it has been quoted from a nationwide exam in Turkey. The official answer is B, but I don't think "take up" means "to be successful, begin to improve". What do you think?
You are correct, the question (the answer given) is wrong.
I believe the phrase the examiner was looking for here is "pick up", but even that is rather too informal for an examination, in my opinion.
McTag is quite right. In fact "take up" is an improper combination of two expressions , "Pick up" and "take off", each of which means to start moving.
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