Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

I thought he was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that he was quite useless.

A. Because I was expecting him to be incompetent, I was shocked to see him perform rather well.

B. I was mistaken about his suitability for the position since he proved rather incompetent.

C. Contrary to my initial impression, he was not totally unsuitable for the position.

D. I was right in thinking that he was totally useless for the job.