语法与词汇 18.Scholars from the University of Kansas published the results of a decade-long study recently, suggesting that sending children to " pre-school" at the age of 4 comes too late to ______ educational drawbacks at home. (易混)
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】account for“说明(原因、理由等)，导致”；answer for“对……负责，回应”；compensate for“赔偿，补偿损失，弥补”；allow for“考虑到，留出”。结合上下文语境，可知句子所表达的意思是“对弥补家里的教育弊端来说已是太晚了”，故选C。