问题
选择题
The poor postman was fired before he could __________his fault.
A.stand for
B.change for
C.prepare for
D.account for
答案
答案:D
词义辨析。stand for代表,象征;change for把……换成,以……交换;prepare for 为……做准备;account for说明,解释……的原因。句意:这个可怜的邮递员还没来得及解释他错误的原因就被解雇了。所以选D。