Question

－Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week．

－Sorry, sir, but I was ________ for 15 minutes on the way．

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A．held up

B．put up

C．taken up

D．given up

Answer 1

答案：A
解析：

考查动词短语辨析。Hold up阻塞；put up张贴；take up开始，从事；give up放弃。