Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined. For all he cared: the game was as good as lost

  • A He did not care if the game as lost
  • B He could not care less if the game was lost
  • C He was almost certain that the game would be lost
  • D He was afraid the game would be lost
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The correct answer is C. He was almost certain that the game would be lost

'For all I care' is used to say that a person is not worried/ uninterested about what happened to someone or something. 'As good as' indicates a comparison between 'the game' and 'a lost'

Option C is the best answer

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