Answer: It would be D.
Explanation: they are synonyms
The word <em>over </em>is used as an adverb in this sentence.
If the sentence said - There will be clouds over most of the country, then it would be a preposition.
I think it’s A cause it can’t be C. Would be better to see the whole story maybe next time? Or a little bit more of it :)
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The answer is B, Elizabeth Van Lew was a successful spy because society did not expect a lady to serve in that role.
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The passage states that Elizabeth Van Lew was suspicious, but the matter never went beyond those suspicions. There was a bias among people that men were better spies and that women should blindly support their husbands, arrange parties, take care of a family, etc...
She was sucessful because society didn't expect a woman to take that role.