Questão número 637889

The underlined word in "as Brazil becomes free of foot and mouth disease" (ll. 26/27) has the same meaning as the underlined word in:

• A. He started to run as he heard the shot;
• B. He looked as if he would cry;
• C. He prefers to run as he thinks best;
• D. As for myself, I also started to run;
• E. He ran as it were part of his job.