She decided to ___ up a career in medicine after school.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. take
- Step 1: Read the sentence and decide what kind of word or phrase the gap needs. Step 2. 'Take up' means to begin an activity or career. Answer: take. Why not the others: 'Make up' means invent, 'set up' means establish and 'put up' means build or accommodate.
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