His illness ________ his absence．

A．shows

B．accounts for

C．explains

D．gives out

She gave the police a full ________ of the accident．

A．describe

B．account

C．note

D．drawing

Will you pay cash or shall I change it to your ________?

A．bill

B．counter

C．account

D．pocket

He was punished by the teacher, for he broke the window ________．

A．by accident

B．by purpose

C．by chance

D．on purpose

Don't be angry with him．He came late ________．

A．on purpose

B．quite well

C．by mistake

D．by accident

I'm sorry to take your umbrella ________．because I mistook it ________ mine．

A．for mistake; as

B．with mistake; with

C．by mistake; for

D．out of mistake; about

The ants“talk”a great deal ________．

A．in this method

B．with this way

C．by means of

D．by this means

________, which do you prefer, tea or coffee?

A．In the way

B．By the way

C．With the method

D．By the means

Though having been told to pay more attention to his behaviour, he performed bad ________ at the party．

A．matter

B．way

C．manners

D．politeness

The ________ of his speech made the others angry．

A．manner

B．method

C．means

D．ways