Peter must be ill.It's the only thing that can his strange behavior. A．lie in B．

Petermust be ill.It's the only thing that can ________ his strange behavior.

A．lie in                       B．result from

C．account for                      D．explain about

试题答案

【答案】

C

【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：彼得一定病了，这是唯一能解释他诡异行动的原因。account for意为“说明……的原因”。lie in“在于”；resultfrom“起因于”，其后跟原因，与句意不符；explain为及物动词，其后不加介词about。