(2013·石家庄高三二模)—Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.
—Sorry, sir, but I was for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.
A. given up
B. put up
C. taken up
D. held up
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A. given up
B. put up
C. taken up
(答案→)D. held up
解析：选D 句意：“杰克，这是你本周第三次迟到了。”“很抱歉，先生，但我在来这里的路上遇到了长达15分钟的堵车。”be held up“受阻”，符合题意。give up“放弃”；put up“举起；张贴；留宿”；take up“拿起；从事；占据”。