(2013·江西六所重点中学一模)—Tom has played a lot o...

(2013·江西六所重点中学一模)—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently.

—Yes, that might ________ his failure in the midterm examinations.

A．account for B．answer for

C．ask for D．stand for

A 【解析】选A 考查动词短语辨析。句意：“汤姆最近玩太多电脑游戏了。”“是的，这也许是他期中考试失利的原因。”account for“是……的说明 (或原因)”，符合句意。 answer for“对……负责，因……受到谴责”；ask for“要求，请求”；stand for“代表”。

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