拿出，掏出；把......带出去 记录下来; 拆除；取下

拿起；占用；培养 承担；呈现；雇佣

【考点训练】单项选择。

(1) After he retired from office, John ______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

　 A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up

(2) As the situation was serious, the general manager had to ______ so that he could deal with

it himself.

　 A. take on B. take down C. take up D. take over

三、重点句型

1. It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.

【用法回顾】

sb./ sth. be believed/ reported/ thought/ said ... to do/ to have done/ to be doing

可以转换为：It is believed/ reported/ thought/ said that ...，其中it 是形式主语，that引导的

从句是真正的主语。

【考点训练】单项选择。

(1) _______ is reported in the newspaper that a girl aged 10 has been diagnosed with a bird flu

　　case in South China.

(2) _______ is reported in the newspaper is that a girl aged 10 has been diagnosed with a bird flu

　　case in South China.

(3) _______ is reported in the newspaper, a girl aged 10 has been diagnosed with a bird flu case

in South China.

　　A. It B. As C. That D. What

(4)The Diary of Anne Frank is said ______ into more than fifty languages since it was published.

A. translating B. to translate C. being translated D. to have been translated