GRE VERB Multiple choice

Question

the meteorological renaissance in Europe after World War I did not (i)______ the United States. In Europe, meteorology held the same rank as astronomy, and research on its theoretical underpinnings was carried out at several academic institutions. But in the United States, top academic institutions did not treat meteorology as a topic (ii)_____ any physical science

Blank (i)                   Blank (ii)

A - Escape                 D- on a par with

B- Extend to                E- fundamentally indebted to

C- benefit                   F- of limited interest to

Answer 1

I will go with B and D. the first one talks about an influence of an event not reaching USA it will make sense if the option is B, there is no mention of it being good or bad thus cant be C. The second one is a comparison between meteorology and physical science which is only appropriate with D