After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost i

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After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A．took up

B．saved up

C．kept up

D．drew up

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解析

考查短语辨析。took up 从事，saved up节省，kept up 维持，drew up 拟定，句意：他从办公室退休之后，Rogers从事了一段绘画，但是不久就失去了兴趣。所以选A。

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