picked up
took up
made up
turned up
pick up“捡起,获得,不费力地学会”; take up“占领,占据"; make up“组成,化妆”; turn up“出现,发生,调大”。句意:彼得在和当地男孩和女孩玩耍的时候顺便学到了很多西班牙语。故选A。