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Choose the closest paraphrased version after the following sentence or the italicized part.

Intellectually, we must admit, he was not of much importance.（ ）

A.
His mental abilities were about or below average.
B.
He was not much respected among intellectuals.
C.
His friends thought of him as a good-for-nothing.
D.
He was not regarded as a well-informed person.