Complete the sentences with down, in, off or up.

1) Mr Davidson took up painting when he was about sixty years old and became successful. 2) Why didn’t Steve come to help us? I can’t take it in. 3) Liz took in everything the teacher said about dolphins. 4) There was some problem, and the plane took off 25 minutes late. 5) Jane gave me her full name and I took it down in my notebook. 6) Paul decided to take up swimming and began going to a good swimming pool. 7) Helicopters can take off from nearly any place on the ground. 8) James will always be my friend. Why can’t you take it in?