--- Why didn’t Mr. Smith arrive on time for the meeting?--- He must have been __

题型：不详难度：来源：

--- 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

答案

A

解析

试题分析：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。
点评：本题考查了介词up与不同的动词构成的短语的搭配，要特别注意一词多义的现象。