Because the manager had some important guests to meet, the meeting only a few minutes.
A. kept
B. continued
C. lasted
D. covered
网友回答
A. kept
B. continued
(答案→)C. lasted
D. covered
解析：动词辨析。Keep保持；continue继续；last持续；cover覆盖，采访，走过；（钱/时间）够用；句意：因为经理有重要的客人要接见，所以会议只持续了几分钟。根据句意说明C正确。Last后面可以接一段时间。