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The news that he failed in the exam _______ his unhappiness this morning.

A.accounted forB.accounting forC.had accounted forD.to account for

A

解析试题分析:句意:他考试不及格的消息可以解释他今天早上不高兴的原因。这句话的主语是:The news,
后面的that连接的是同位语从句,横线处是谓语动词,排除BD,因为是先失败,然后才要解释他不高兴的原因,所以用一般过去式,选A。
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