Diction and Idiomatic Phrasal Usage (Mod)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

He continued his singing, dancing and acting in plays since his school and college years but gradually got more and more involved in social work.