问题补充:
My brother French while he was working in Paris, and he could speak it very well.
A. took up
B. put up
C. picked up
D. gave up
答案:
A. took up
B. put up
(答案→)C. picked up
D. gave up
解析:A. took up占据,从事,拿起,开始学习,B. put up搭建,竖立,提供食宿, C. picked up捡起,偶然习得,收听,接送,D. gave up放弃,句意:我哥哥在巴黎工作的时候偶然习得了法语,他能说的很好。选C。