Sophie was brought (1)…………….in England in the country. When she was 17 she went to visit an aunt in New York. She was nervous when her flight to New York took (2) ………….. six hours late and the cold New York winter brought (3)………….a nasty cold. But she soon began to feel at home and was taking the city for granted. Living there really brought out the best in Sophie. She had always enjoyed taking (4)……………here teachers and now she decided to take (5)…………… drama. She took part in an amateur production. She took a great pride in her performance, which was so successful that a professional drama group was taken to take her (6)………………..Although acting is difficult career, they were sure she could bring it off. The suggestion took her breath away at first but then she decided that she had really (7) ………….up acting and wanted to make it her career. Her father couldn’t take the idea (8)………… at first as he had assumed she would go for a job taking care of children. He said she had been taken (9)…………..false promises but eventually she brought him (10) ……………and he took back what he had said. Her mother took it all in her stride from the start. Now Sophie’s career has really taken off and she’s becoming quite famous all over the world. 1- A. on B. up C. in D. over 2- A. in B. over C. on D. off 3- A. in B. on C. up D. down 4- A. to B. off C. with D. away 5- A. up B. to C. at D. off 6- A. in B. on C. over D. out 7- A. taken B. brought C. turned D. looked 8- A. out B. in C. up D. on 9- A. on B. up C. over D. in 10- A. down B. back C. away D. round