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Find the meaning of the underlined word(s).
As a professional sport, women's basketball has taken off in recent years.

A

Distributed

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Removed

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C

Grown

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D

Levelled

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E

Been introduced

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Solution

The correct option is C Grown
'Taken off' means (of an enterprise) become successful or popular.
"the newly launched electronic newspaper has really taken off"
In this context, "As a professional sport, women's basketball has taken off in recent years", 'taken off' means grown or prospered. Hence, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.

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