---Jimmy has had a lot of parties recently.-Yes that might why he didn’t do well in

问题补充：

---Jimmy has had a lot of parties recently.

---Yes , that might why he didn’t do well in the test.

A. apply for

B. pay for

C. answer for

D. account for

答案：

解析：本题考查动词短语的用法。apply for申请，请求；pay for付款；answer for对 ... 负责；account for解释，是...原因。根据句意：那也许可以解释他考试为什么不好的原因。