Jane's anger could not be（ ）when

Jane's anger could not be（ ）when the conversation turned to the criticism of her own father.

held on

held out

held back

held up

A.hold on：继续，等一下；B.held out：伸出；C.hold back：抑制；D.hold up：举起，支撑，句子中说的的是怒火，所以是难以抑制，选C。句意：当谈话转向对自己父亲的批评时，简的怒火无法克制。