In Britain today women44% of the workforce and nearly half the mothers with children are

问题补充：

In Britain today women44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A. build up

B. make up

C. take up

D. send up

答案：

A. build up

(答案→)B. make up

C. take up

D. send up

解析： build up:变得更大.更多或更强；make up组成，构成某事物；take up:占据；send up 发射。今天的英国，妇女构成了劳动力的44%，故选B。