After he retired from the office, Tom 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： 考察动词短语辨析。A占据，从事于，开始做；B储存；C保持；D折叠，草拟；句意：Tom退休已经，就开始画画，但是很快就失去了兴趣。根据句意说明A正确。