Iv. choose the correct word. 9. don’t you see the old woman has dropped her gloves? (to lift, to pick up, to raise) them for her! 10. this question has been (to lift, to pick up, to raise) many times and it is still under consideration. 11. as there were only (a couple, a pair) of pages left, the girl decided to finish the book before going to bed. 12. i saw a nice (couple, pair) of shoes in this shop the other day.