l.---I am sorry to have ____ too much of your time. 　　 　　---Thats OK, and I am glad to help you. 　　 　　A. taken up B. taken on C. taken off D. taken in 　　 　　2. My son John asked me to ____ him off at school on my way to work because it was raining. 　　 　　A. take B. drop C.put D. cut 　　 　　3. The young woman walking on the street looked nice, so Vince ____ her a lift. 　　 　　A. shared B. took C.gave D. put 　　 　　4. Whether his experiment will be successful ____ to be seen. 　　 　　A. seems B. looks C. keeps D. remains 　　 　　5. We need to ____ our active vocabulary step by step. 　　 　　A. grow B. add C. develop D. raise 　　 　　6. The best selling MBA book ____ economics. 　　 　　A. covers B. contains C. includes D. consists 　　 　　7. In the past ten years, Government has ____ the price of certain drugs for some 11 times. 　　 　　A. dropped B. reduced C. lowed D. decreased 　　 　　8. Some companies provided special benefits when employees agree to ____ a ride to work.