Prefects
Observe the school rules at all times.
Be dressed appropriately at all times.
Maintain an excellent attendance record.
Be punctual for your duties.
Maintain a perfect behavioural record.
Be positive and enthusiastic.
Be able to encourage and motivate fellow students.
Answer: I would contend that the right answer is actually "to fake."
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that one of the meanings of the verb to affect is to feign, which can be translated as to pretend or to give a false appearance of something. If the character was trying to "conceal certain inconvenient emotions" which, nevertheless, "seemed inclined to assert themselves" by affecting high spirits, he was, therefore, faking those high spirits, in order to hide his true feelings from the people who had just arrived.
I would say the answer is d. just as
This is because you are comparing the similarities between two things. The other words either contrast the two things or explain the relationship instead of comparing it.
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