We tried to find a table for seven but they were all. A. given awayB. kept awayC. taken

问题补充：

We tried to find a table for seven，but they were all. 

A. given away

B. kept away

C. taken up

D. used up

答案：

A. given away

B. kept away

(答案→)C. taken up

D. used up

解析：短语辨析。A赠送；B不接近；C占据，从事于，开始做；D用完。句意：我们努力找一张7个人用的桌子，但是他们都被别人坐了。本句的take up指占据。故C正确。