上海市 2003 年春季高考试题中有这样一道题：
He _________ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
A. made out B. picked up
C. gave up D. took in
本题答案为 B .本题主要考查动词词组的用法。 pick up some French 意为： begin to learn it without taking lessons or studying. pick up 这一词组在教材中多次出现，而每次出现的意思也各不相同。为便于同学们掌握它的用法，现将 pick up 的用法小结，供大家参考。
1. pick up ： to take hold of and lift 捡起，拾起
2. pick up ： to be able to hear receive 收听，接听
3. pick up ： to collect or gather together 收集
4. pick up ： to buy sth with less money than usual / abtain sth cheaply 用少数的钱买到
5. pick up ： take sb along with one 用（车）来接，可以是到某处去接某人或载货，也可以是中途顺便把人或物带走。
6. pick up ： to raise oneself after a fall 跌倒后站起来
7. pick up ： to start again 继续做某事
8. pick up ： to catch 染上、得到
9. pick up ： to improve in health or improve 恢复健康、提高
10. pick up ： to tidy a room 整理、收拾
巩固练习：
1. I can _________ up the programme __________ my radio.
A. pick； in B. pick； on
C. take； from D. make； in
2. Under good treatment， Linda is beginning to ________ and will soon recover.
A. pick up B. wake up
C. grow up D. show up
3. Without proper lessons， you could ________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A. keep up B. pick up
C. catch up D. draw up
4. While working in the country， the students __________ a great deal of knowledge on plant life.
A. looked B. picked up
C. put up D. called up
5. I had not only ___________ the purse but also the person who had lost it.
A. picked up B. found out
C. noticed D. found
