问题
选择题
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
答案
A
本题考查的是短语辨析。take up拿起；开始从事；占据（时间、空间）save up储蓄；贮存keep up保持，继续 draw up草拟，起草，根据句意：Rogers退休后，开始从事了一段时间的园艺工作。