1．Kathy______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A．picked up B．took up
C．made up D．turned up
解析：
短语辨析。pick up通过实践而学会某种语言或技能等；take up占据时间或空间；make up编造；turn up 出现。本题指Kathy学会了西班牙语。
答案：A
2．That was really a splendid evening. It’s years ______ I enjoyed myself so much.
A．when B．that
C．before D．since
解析：
考查it句型：“it is +时间段+since-从句”表示“自从……以来已有……时间了”，从句中的动词常用非延续性动词。但是，如果从句中的动词为延续性动词，则表示“自从该动作结束以来已有……时间了”。例如： It is years since I smoked（＝It is years since I stopped smoking）．我戒烟已经数年了。本题意为“我多年没这么高兴了。”
答案：D
