After he retired from office，Royers painting for a while，but soon lost interest.
A. took up
B. saved up
C. kept up
D. drew up
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(答案→)A. took up
B. saved up
C. kept up
D. drew up
解析：短语辨析。A占据，从事于，开始做；B节省；C保持。D草拟。结合句意可知A正确。句意：在Royers退休以后，他开始学习画画，但是很快就失去了兴趣。