【明報專訊】The Smarties and Eason are having the toughest fight ever after the short break in Easter. Why doesn't Pat get involved? Because of her prolonged exposure to loud noise!

■English highway-phrasal verbs

Take

take off — remove something

take away — make something disappear; buy cooked food from a restaurant and take it outside to eat it somewhere

take back — admit that you were wrong to say something

take up — become interested in a new activity and spend time doing it

take in — let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay

■Quiz

Fill in the correct phrasal verbs of "take" with correct tenses to complete the sentences.

1. Two pizzas to ________, please.

2. You'd better ________ your rude words.

3. He's so kind that he's always ________ stray animals.

4. She ______ cooking ______ for a while, but soon lost interest.

5. ________ your shoes before coming in, please.

■Glossary

tough (adj) 費力的

prolonged (adj) 長期的

exposure (n) 暴露

headphone (n) 頭戴式耳機