________, he was fooled this time by his colleagues．

A.As he was clever

B.As was he clever

C.Clever as he was

D.Clever as was he

答案及解析： C

解析：

as引导的让步状语从句，从句要部分倒装。这句句子的意思是“尽管他很聪明，但这次还是被他的同事愚弄了。”