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— Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.
— Sorry, sir, but I was ______ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.
A.held upB.put upC.taken upD.given up
A

试题分析:动词短语辨析。hold up延误,耽搁;举起;put up举起,张贴,留宿;take up占据,从事于;开始做;give up放弃;句意:—Jack,这是这个星期你第三次迟到了。—对不起。可是今天在路上因为交通堵塞我被延误了15分钟。根据句意A正确。
点评:本题考查了副词up加上不同的动词构成的不同的短语,在平时的学习要注意积累,也要注意这些词组的一词多义现象。
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