(2013·江西六所重点中学一模)—Tom has played a lot of puter games recently.
—Yes, that might his failure in the midterm examinations.
A. account for
B. answer for
C. ask for
D. stand for
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(答案→)A. account for
B. answer for
C. ask for
D. stand for
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”。