________, he was fooled this time by his colleagues．
A.As he was cleverB.As was he cleverC.Clever as he wasD.Clever as was he在线课程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。”