--- Why didn’t Mr. Smith arrive on time for the meeting?
--- He must have been on his way here in the traffic jam.
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。Hold up举起,延误;耽搁;put up搭建,留宿,举起;take up占据,从事于,开始做;give up放弃;句意—为什么Mr Smith不能准时到会?—他肯定是在来这里的路上被交通堵塞延误了。故A正确。