1. Don't take what he says to .......... . You shouldn't be so sensitive.

2. I have to take a week .......... next month, so I can attend my brother's wedding in Hawaii. Is that OK with you, Boss?

3. We have to hire seasonal staff every year. Our Christmas season is so busy that we have to take .......... fifty temporary workers then.

4. We took him .......... when he had nowhere else to go. He came to live with us about three years ago.

5. Calvin took the computer .......... at chess and beat it! Calvin is always up for a challenge.

6. You always take your .......... getting ready when I'm in a hurry! Can you hurry up? We're going to be late.

7. The doctor took the bullet .......... Ralph's arm during surgery, and Ralph is now in the recovery room.

8. I was forced to take .......... another loan in order to pay for my medical bills.

9. You shouldn't wear so much eye makeup. It's distracting. It really takes .......... from your beautiful eyes.

10. David took Jennifer .......... on a date last week. I wonder how it went?