________ his being late again, he lost his job and had to stay at home．

A.Owe to

B.As result of

C.In case of

D.Because of

答案及解析： D

根据句意，前后存在因果关系．可作“因为，由于”讲的有：owing to, as a result of, because of．而in case of意为“以防，万一”．