The answer is sending out rays because to release or emit is to send out
They are definitely not synonyms, that would mean they mean the same thing wich they definitely do not. They are antonyms.
The answer is on the first part; Opening of the Interview. The first part in doing an interview is crucial because this is where you'll establish rapport by giving the purpose of the interview and outlining what the interview is all about. Giving the purpose of the interview also allows to interviewee to be prepared in the next parts of the interview.
In Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Gravity" the conflict between her mother and father is A. the mother wants to return to Puerto Rico, but the father is committed to staying in the United States. Elenita's mother is always talking about the family on the Island and longing to see them again. On the contrary, her father is constantly speaking about the restaurant owned by Reyes. He is constantly offering excuses for not going to Puerto Rico. After some years Elenita learns that her father was ashamed of not being able to provide them with the middle-class life her mother was used to in Puerto Rico, so he doesn't want to face her mother's family