He was a mature man, very social and begifted with a natural curiosity for everything alive.
Explanation:
A connotation is a commonly understood word that in addition to the its literal meaning, carries an underlying emotional or cultural association. If we take for example the words <em>old </em>and<em> mature </em>we associate the latter in a positive way, because we imagine someone experienced in life instead of just being old. <em>Social </em>has a positive connotation too, but <em>socialist </em>doesn´t; the former is more human and the latter is political. Another example is <em>nosy </em>and <em>curious: </em>The latter can mean eager to know and learn; the former is somebody who is too curious - specially concerning personal details.
<span>The correct change for the word tolerate is option C) persist. The use of tolerate in then sentence could be interpreted to mean the problems caused by the earthquake are tolerated and not a problem. Obviously, the problems persist and are not simply tolerated.</span>
