—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
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(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。