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This question is in my JLPT practise book:

> オリンピックの日本{にほん}代表{だいひょう}選手{せんしゅ}は、みんなの期待{きたい} ** ___ __**_金{きん}メダルをとった。
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> **A** にこたえて **B** に応{おう}じて **C** に沿って **D** によると

I chose **B** , because it seems to me that it's saying "in accordance with
everyone's expectations." Or, put another way, "as everyone expected."

However, according to the book, the answer is **A**. But that seems weird to
me, because I think of `にこたえて` as "in response to." Maybe it's just me, but I
don't think of expectations as being something that gets _answered_. Instead,
expectations get _met_.

Where am I going wrong here?
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Why is に応{おう}じて the wrong answer in this question?
に応じて has a totally different meaning than what you're thinking of, and can be
thought of as a separate grammar point or expression. If I had to translate
it, I'd say it sort of means "correspond to" or "dependent upon."

Source (Weblio) --> に応じて ある物事を指し、それと連動して状況が変化するさまなどを指す表現。それ次第で。
「車の速さに応じてガソリンの消費量が変わる」>> Fuel use will change dependent upon the cars speed.

こたえる actually uses the same Kanji 「応」, and means to live up to expectations or
requests.

Source (Yahoo) --> 応える （１）働きかけに対して、それに添うような反応を示す。応じる。報いる。 「期待に―・える」 「要求に―・える」
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