Nhận biết (M1)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Sister cities are pairs of cities that form social or legal partnerships to promote each other's cultures.

• Previously known as "town twinning," the concept of sister cities evolved in Europe after World War II as a way to repair bonds between cities.

• Many cities in New York State maintain such partnerships with cities around the world.

• Rhinebeck, New York, and Larreynaga, Nicaragua, became sister cities in 1989.

The student wants to emphasize the duration of Rhinebeck and Larreynaga's sister city relationship. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  Since the end of World War II, sister cities such as Rhinebeck, New York, and Larreynaga, Nicaragua, have continued to form social partnerships to promote each other's cultures.

• B.

  As sister cities, Rhinebeck, New York, and Larreynaga, Nicaragua, have engaged in cultural exchange and partnership since 1989.

• C.

  Larreynaga, which in 1989 became a sister city—or "twin town"—to Rhinebeck, New York, is located in Nicaragua.

• D.

  Despite their distance from each other, the sister cities of Rhinebeck, New York, and Larreynaga, Nicaragua, have enjoyed the same partnership as many other sister cities.