Mary______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ___ up, her voice had been full of life.
The way the guests ___ in the hotel influenced their evaluation of the service.
Scientists have many theories about how the universe ___ into being.
She'll never forget her stay thereshe found her son who had gone missing two years before.
My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .