— 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. 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：句意：--杰克，这是你这周第三次迟到了吧。--对不起，先生，我在路上遇到了交通阻塞结果被堵了15分钟。hold up阻挡； put up 举起； take up拿起，占据； give up放弃。根据句意故选A。