—Jack, this is the third time that you h

问题选择题

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

—Sorry, sir, but I was _____ for 15 minutes on the way.

A．held up

B．put up

C．taken up

D．given up

答案

答案：A

题目分析：短语辨析。A举起；支持；拦住；拦劫，延误；B张贴，搭建，留宿；C占据，从事于，开始做；D放弃；句意：—Jack，这是这个星期你第三次迟到了。—对不起。可是在路上我被延误了15分钟。故A正确。

点评：本题是有副词up加不同的动词构成的短语，要特别注意AC这两项的一词多义的用法。