After he retired from office, Tom ___ painting for awhile , but soon lost interest. A．kept up B．took up C．sped up D．cleaned up B【解析】试题分析：考查词组：

It’s reported thcrashed into a river.

Would you like to go hiking with me, Susan—I’d like to, _______ you don’t want to go alone.

It was at the gate of our school ____we gave the visitors a warm welcome.

I’m sorry to say that I didn’t ________ him to becomea successful writer.