Question

He didn’t work hard. _____, he failed his exam again. A．As a

Answer 1

A

As a result结果，要单独使用；As a result of作为……的结果，后面要跟名词，代词或动名词；In spite of尽管；As a matter of fact事实上。句意：他没有努力学习，结果，他考试又失败了。所以选A。