Question:
“Sorry for being late. I was __________ in the traffic for more than an hour.”
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A.
held up -
B.
carry on -
C.
put off -
D.
taken after
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Answer A
– carry on (with sth): What do you continue to do?
– hold up (sb): who support?
– hold up (sth): delay and impede the movements and progress of someone/something
– put off sth: delay a pre-arranged appointment
– put (sb) off: make anyone hate, don’t trust anyone, what
Translated: sorryoohi’m late. I was hindered by traffic jams hthanks 1 hour
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