问题补充:
--- Is Peter there?
--- , please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.
A. Hold up
B. Hold on
C. Hold out
D. Hold off
答案:
A. Hold up
(答案→)B. Hold on
C. Hold out
D. Hold off
解析:hold up“阻止,举起”;hold on“稍等会儿,(打电话时)别挂断”;hold out“伸出,提出”;hold off本题考查的是打电话时的用语;hold off“推迟,战胜,克服”。从语境看这是打电话时叫对方别挂。故选B。