Question

【题目】The reason why I was late was that I was ______ by the traffic jam.

A. made up B. held up C. turned up D. put up

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】查动词短语辨析。动词短语make up化妆，编造，弥补，组成；hold up举起，延误，抢劫；turn up出现，调高；put up搭建，举起；句意：我迟到的原因是我被交通堵塞延误了。根据句意可知B项符合上下文。