Question

For many travellers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed.

(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
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Answer 1

Answer A.

Following are not ok:
B: the tense needed here is the passed,
C: "seemingly would" is a repetition
D and E: "it" is the wrong pronoun