Juanita used her affinity for numbers in STEM class to help her design a computer program that relied on math formulas. Other students who disliked math seemed to struggle with the task. What is the meaning of "affinity” in this context?

an enjoyment of
a likeness or similarity
a close resemblance to
an understanding of

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians