Cyril had a lot of azaleas in pots. I picked ____ a big red one just coming into bloom.
A. up
B. out
C. of
D. into
He ____ a lot lately, he ought to give up smoking.
A. coughed
B. was coughing
C. coughs
D. has been coughing
They only have twenty crayons to ____ .
A. color with
B. be colored
C. corlor
D. being colored
Upon hearing the news, my brother was so excited that he couldn't ____ a word.
A. tell
B. say
C. shout
D. talk