The poor postman was fired before he could __________his fault.A．stand forB．chan

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The poor postman was fired before he could __________his fault.

A．stand for	B．change for
C．prepare for	D．account for

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解析

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。

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I don’t think that your speech _____to the crowd, for they appeared quite puzzled.

A．got back

B．got away

C．got through

D．got across

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Tom’s father didn’t _____him to join the school football team.

A．let

B．promise

C．hope

D．permit

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----Kate really upset Granny.
-----I’m sure she didn’t______.

A．want so

B．mean to

C．have to

D．hope so

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Some retired people have nothing to do. They often get together and ___for hours talking about their past experiences.

A．look around

B．get around

C．turn around

D．sit around

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The old woman stood still with her eyes _________ the picture.

A．fixing in

B．fixing on

C．fixed in

D．fixed upon

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