—Jack this is the third time that you have been late this week. —Sorry sir but I was f

问题补充：

—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

答案：

(答案→)A. held up

B. put up

C. taken up

D. given up

解析：短语辨析。A延误；B留宿，搭建；C占据，从事于，开始做；D放弃。结合句意可知A正确。句意：—对不起，但是在半路上因为交通堵塞我被延误了15分钟。