J. K Rowling’s career really when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published

问题补充：

J. K Rowling’s career really when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in June 1997 and achieved instant success.

A. showed off

B. took off

C. paid off

D. put off

答案：

A. showed off

(答案→)B. took off

C. paid off

D. put off

解析：考查短语辨析。showed off 炫耀，took off 事业腾飞，成功，paid off 还清，put off 推迟，根据语境J.K罗琳的事业真得成功了，所以选B。