John ________ almost all of his records to his friends, but he still had a very few left.
句意：约翰几乎把他所有的唱片都赠送给了他的朋友，但他还剩一些。put away把……收拾起来放好；set aside搁置一边；turn in上交， 交还；giveaway赠送。结合题意，此处选用gave away。