--- Why didn’t Mr. Smith arrive on time ...

--- 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

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。考点：考查短语辨析

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