The slogan "scientific truth is a matter of social authority" has become dogma to many academic interest groups who have been （） themselves to substitute their authority for that of the practicing scientists.

单项选择题The landlady fired the servant who （） household funds for her own rise.

A. robbed
B. pocketed
C. mugged
D. clenched

单项选择题He cannot （） the fact that he was late again for the conference at the university yesterday.

A. contribute to
B. account for
C. identify with
D. leave out