Question

—Why didn't Mr.Smith arrive on time for the meeting?

—He must have been ________ on his way here in the traffic jam.

A．held up B．put up

C．taken up D．given up

 

Answer 1

A

【解析】选A　考查动词短语辨析。答句意为：他一定是在来这儿的路上因为交通堵塞耽搁了。hold up“延迟；阻碍”，符合句意。put up“建造；张贴”；take up“从事；占据”；give up“放弃”。