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10.5.2 10.6.15 Choose the correct particle.
set sth aside: save (money)
set off: start (a journey)
set up: start (a company)
take in sth: learn or understand sth
take over: begin to have control
take up: start (a hobby, sport)
1 Samal has set
her own language
school.
2 Paul had difficulty taking
all the
information.
3 I have £400 set ................. to buy a new laptop.
4 Damir has taken
crosswords to
improve his vocabulary.
5 Kevin set ...
early to avoid the traffic.
6 One side of the brain can take
the opposite's functions.
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1 Samal has set up her own language school.
Самал открыла собственную языковую школу.
2 Paul had difficulty taking in all the information.
Полу было трудно усвоить всю информацию.
3 I have £400 set aside to buy a new laptop.
У меня есть 400 фунтов стерлингов, отложенных на покупку нового ноутбука.
4 Damir has taken up crosswords to improve his vocabulary.
Дамир занялся кроссвордами, чтобы улучшить свой словарный запас.
5 Kevin set off early to avoid the traffic.
Кевин выехал рано, чтобы избежать пробок на дорогах.
6 One side of the brain can take over the opposite's functions.
Одна половина мозга может брать на себя функции противоположной/второй.