单选题
The student was told that his high grades in English could ______ for low grades in science.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[考点] 固定搭配
[解析] compensate for“弥补，补偿”，如：Nothing can compensate for the loss of one"s health.(失去健康是无法补偿的事。)transform“使改观，使改变”；divert“使转向，使转移”。collide“碰撞，抵触”，如：As the bus came round the corner, it collided with a van.(公共汽车在转过街角时与一辆货车相撞。)