单选题

The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the ______ of investigations.
A. case B. chase C. cause D. course

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】in the course of在……的过程中；in case of万一；cause原因，事业；chase追赶，不用于in the...of结构中。所以D为正确答案。