The boss asked him to leave; he was fired.A. in other wordsB. as a resultC. in a wordD.

问题补充：

The boss asked him to leave; , he was fired.

A. in other words

B. as a result

C. in a word

D. from that moment on

答案：

(答案→)A. in other words

B. as a result

C. in a word

D. from that moment on

解析：考查短语辨析。A换句话说；B结果是；C总之；D从那时起；句意：老板要求他离开，换句话说，他被解雇了。根据句意A正确。