Contrary to what I had expected, he lost for .A. second timeB. a second timeC. second time

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A. second time
(答案→)B. a second time
C. second times
D. the second time
解析：考查冠词：句意：和我预料的相反，他有一次输了。A second time相当于another time“有一次”，是泛指，用不定冠词，the second time第二次，不符合句意。选B。