A. a great successful B. a great success C. greatly success D. succeeded greatly

★ 2.When Yang took off from Jiuquan in northwest China at 9 am. Yesterday, China

became the third nation to send a man into space。

　　= When Yang began the flight from Jiuquan in northwest China at 9am. Yesterday, China became the third nation that sends a man into space.

昨天晚上9点杨利伟从中国西北部起飞时，中国成为世界上第三个把人送入太空的国家

take off

(1) 起飞

The plane took off an hour late.飞机起飞晚了一小时。

(2) 脱下

He took off wet boots and sat by the fire.他脱掉湿漉漉的靴子，在火炉旁坐了下来。

take 相关短语

take for认为，误认为； take in收留；欺骗; take on 呈现；

take over接管; take up占用（时间），占据空间

Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Van Gogh.连行家都误认为这幅画是凡·高的真迹。

He was homeless, so we took him in.他无家可归，我们就收留了他。

His voice took on a more serious tone.他说话的语气变得严肃起来。

The firm has been taken over by Mr. Zhang该公司已被张先生接管了。

Her time is fully taken up with writing.她把时间全都用在了写作上。

Practice

Put the following sentences into English：

1) 他的一番花言巧语完全把我蒙骗住了。He took me in completely with her story.

2) 我不再占用你的时间了。I won't take up any more of your time.

3) 尽管有雾，飞机仍旧照常起飞。The plane took off despite the fog.

4) 一些动物可以变成周围环境的颜色来保护自己。Some animals can take on the colors of their background to protect themselves.

5) 那家公司以购买我们公司股票的方式收购了我们公司。The company has taken over our firm by buying shares.