单选题 Three of the students have neither the intelligence nor the diligence to learn the required material; ______, they will be dismissed from the course.
A. however B. furthermore C. consequently D. similarly

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】句意：相对于该课程的要求，三名学生既不聪明，也不用功，因此被开除了。consequently因此，结果。however然而，可是。furthermore此外，而且。similarly同样地，类似于。