Correct Answer:
A. to overcome
Surmount means to overcome a difficulty.
- Correct answer - to overcome: it has the same meaning as Surmount.
- influence: the power to affect others - wrong, it does not mean the same as Surmount.
- understand: to grasp the meaning of - wrong, it does not mean the same as Surmount.
- calculate: to work out mathematically - wrong, it does not mean the same as Surmount.