My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever； ，he could neither eat nor sleep.
A. in a word
B. after all
C. as a result
D. otherwise
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A. in a word
B. after all
(答案→)C. as a result
D. otherwise
解析：
这题考查词组辨析：in a word总之，一句话，after all毕竟，as a result因此， otherwise否则，句意是：我的朋友马丁因为奇怪的高烧而生病了，因此他不能吃不能睡。选C。