Question

It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.

It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long. A．picked up B．looked up C．put up D．made up

Answer 1

A

本题考查动词短语辨析。pick up意为“（无意之间、偶然地）学会”；look up意为“（在书籍中）查找”；put up意为“张贴；搭建”；make up意为“构成；编造”。此句句意为：令人惊奇的是，你的弟弟如此快就学会说俄语了——他在那儿生活的时间并不长。根据句意选A。