holding meetings and delivering papers

[Zarinamo]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #116 "Paper expressions", question 4

The professor is ......... an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.

(a) speaking
(b) delivering
(c) talking
(d) holding

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #116 "Paper expressions", answer 4

The professor is delivering an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.

Correct answer: (b) delivering

Your answer was: incorrect
The professor is holding an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.
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why not holding?
Thanks a lot.

Zarinamo.

[Mister Micawber]

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We do not 'hold papers'-- we 'hold meetings', where we 'deliver papers'.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
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