His parents died in the strong earthquake so he was by his grandmother.A. grown upB. take

问题补充：

His parents died in the strong earthquake, so he was by his grandmother.

A. grown up

B. taken up

C. make up

D. brought up

答案：

A. grown up

B. taken up

C. make up

(答案→)D. brought up

解析：考查动词短语辨析。A成长；B占据，从事于，开始做；C化妆，编造，弥补，组成；D抚养，呕吐，提出；句意：他的父母亲在地震中去世了，他是由他的奶奶抚养长大的。根据句意说明D正确。