He lost his job three months ago; he was seriously injured in an accident last week.A. i

问题补充：

He lost his job three months ago; , he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

A. in the first place

B. to make matters worse

C. on the contrary

D. in other words

答案：

A. in the first place

(答案→)B. to make matters worse

C. on the contrary

D. in other words

解析：考查词组辨析：A. in the first place首先B. to make matters worse使情况更糟糕的是C. on the contrary正相反D. in other words换句话说，句意是：他三个月前失去了工作，更糟糕的是，他在上个星期在一场车祸中受伤了。选B。