Question

—Jimmy, had a lot of parties recently.
—Yes, that might _____ his failure in the examination

1. A.
   sum up
2. B.
   account for
3. C.
   push for
4. D.
   make sense of

Answer 1

B
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。