Single-parent usually____ some of the functions that absent adult in the house would have served under the financial crisis.
A.takes over
B.takes after
C.takes out
D.takes in
答案:D
D考查动词短语的词义辨析。句意:通常,单亲家庭中的孩子承担着所缺家长应完成的任务。take over接管;take after模仿;take out拿出,取出;take in分担(家人的工作)符合句意。