Question

—Jimmy, had a lot of parties recently.

—Yes, that might _____ his failure in the examination.

A. sum up          B. account for            C. push for                  D. make sense of

 

Answer 1

【答案】

B

【解析】

试题分析：sum up   总计,概述;account for对……负有责任，说明……的原因；push for奋力争取，努力争取；make sense of搞清……的意思。句意：吉米最近参加了很多聚会。——是的，那可能说明了他再考试中不及格的原因。结合语境可知选B。

考点：考查短语辨析。