Variant 1 Read the following letter

Task 3. Change underlined words using phrasal verbs with “take”.
take after, take up, take in (use 2 times), take to, take back, take off (use 2 times), take on
1. Doesn't he resemble his father!
2. I wish I could withdraw what I said to her.
3. I find it very hard to understand his lectures.
4. She was completely deceive by him.
5. Sales have really started to improve now.
6. The plane left the ground two hours late.
7. She's very good at imitating her teacher.
8. He loved her at once.
9. When did you start golf?
Task 4. Choose the right answer.
1. Homograph 2. Homonym 3. Homophone
1. ………. is the word that has same phonetic form (homophones) or orthographic form (homographs) but different unrelated meanings.
2. ………. is the case where two words are pronounced identically but they have different written forms
3. ………. is a word which is spelled the same as another word and might be pronounced the same or differently but which has a different meanings.
Task 5. In each sentence there are two synonyms. Find and underline them.
1. That woman’s remarks are always rude! Why can’t she keep her comments to herself?
2. Don’t expend too much energy on that game or you won’t have enough left to use on homework.
3. You shouldn’t make a big deal about Sam’s errors when you haven’t even corrected your own mistakes!
4. I’ll create a new account for you if you make a list of features you want it to have.
5. Carefully observe the behavior of John’s sister Ashley. If you study her actions, you’ll understand why John says she’s weird.
6. Jordan is a very smart girl. She’s intelligent enough to solve puzzles that some adults can’t handle.
7. The smell of your shoes is a most unpleasant odor.
8. The smell of that flower is a very pleasant fragrance.