Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
②the police were (到現場) within a few minutes of my telephone call.
③he keeps his house (極其干凈的).
解析: (1)選c。句意為：他被飛石擊中，當場死亡。on the spot當場。
(2)①spotted②on the spot③spotless
4. account
vt. 認為，把……視為
vi. 解釋；說明；對……負責
n. ［u］根據，理由；［c］解釋，說明；［c］描述，報道；［c］帳目
in english law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty.
按照英國法律，一個人未經證實有罪之前視為無罪。
he was accounted a first-rate actor.
他被認為是一名一流的演員。
he got angry on this account.
由于這個緣故他生氣了。
john gave us a detailed account of his plan.
關于他的計劃約翰給我們做了詳盡的說明。
the policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.
警察敘述了交通事故的經過。
常用結構:
account for 對……做出解釋；(在數學、比例上)占；導致
by all accounts 大家都說
on account of 由于；因為
on no account 絕不可以
take account of=take ...into account考慮到……
he could not account for his absence from school.
他無法說清楚為什么曠課。
注意：on no account為否定意義的短語，當它位于句首時，句子使用部分倒裝。
高手過招
(1)單項填空
① should any money be given to a small child.
(•12•安徽淮北檢測)
a. on no account b. from all accounts
c. of no account d. by all accounts
②we must every penny we spend during a business trip.
a. account for b. take on
c. make up d. turn out
(2)完成句子（原創）
①this is (一則激動人心的報道) of the match.
②the (帳目) show we have spent more than we received.
③please (解釋) the failure in the sports meeting.