—What do you think of Thomas?—Well he is good warm-hearted hard-working and intelligent

问题补充：

—What do you think of Thomas?

—Well, he is good, warm-hearted, hard-working and intelligent; , I can’t speak too highly of him.

A. in a word

B. as a result

C. by the way

D. on the contrary

答案：

(答案→)A. in a word

B. as a result

C. by the way

D. on the contrary

解析：考查介词短语：A. in a word总之，一句话，B. as a result因此，C. by the way顺便说一下，D. on the contrary 正相反，句意：--你认为托马斯怎样？--他很好，热心肠，工作努力而且勤奋，总之，我在表扬他都不过分。所以选A。