【题目】After he retired from office, Tim ________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. set up B. took up C. picked up D. made up
在线课程【答案】B
【解析】
试题分析：Tom退休后开始画画，但是很快就失去了兴趣。
B考查动词短语，A. set up 建立，B. took up 开始从事，C. picked up 捡起，D. made up 编造，组成。根据句意是他开始从事画画，所以答案是B。