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.

The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers.

A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions. 

B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job. 

C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job. 

D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently.