—Jack this is the third time that you have been late this week. —Sorry sir but I was

问题补充：

—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. held up

B. put up

C. taken up

D. given up

解析：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。