Comprehension Passage

Below are given some sentences out of which the sentence numbered 4 has been correctly placed. The rest of the sentences A, B, C, D, E, F, G need to be arranged correctly in order to form a logical order. 

A. Not to be outdone, Bernard Arnault, France’s wealthiest scion and a fierce rival to Mr. Pinault and to his father, François Pinault, upped the ante with a 200-million-euro gift a few hours later.

B. Manon Aubry, a senior figure in France Insoumise, the main radical left party, called the funding an “exercise in public relations.” 

C. There were accusations that the wildly rich were trying to wash their reputations during the time of national tragedy.

4. But the spectacle of billionaires trying to one-up one another quickly intensified resentments over inequality that have flared during the Yellow Vest movement.

D. She added: “I want to tell them: Start by paying your taxes. That will add to the state culture budget.”

E. She said the donors’ list “looks like the rankings of companies and people located in tax havens.”

F. By Wednesday, the government had welcomed some 850 million euros — more than $960 million — offered in the patriotic name of salvaging the cultural treasure, as money from wealthy French families, French companies, and international corporations poured in.

G. François-Henri Pinault, France’s second-richest man, put up an eye-popping 100 million euros to rebuild Notre-Dame.

Which of the following is the SECOND statement?

1
G
2
E
3
B
4
D
5
C

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