I would go for D.

"like" is used to refer to nouns and pronouns.
So B and E are out.
among is used if there are more than 2 things involved (between for 2 things). Here only Russian aristocracy is referred. This gets rid of a A.

From C and D, the sentence intends to describe a similarity between epyptian homes and russian aristocracy therefore according to me use of "similar" is more appropriate. Hence D.

What is the OA

Ans is C

In my opinion the act of speaking French is being compared.

I don't like the use of "done" in C, D, E. The act of speaking French in the family is not a one time action. Hence I prefer the use of "been", as it reflects continuity in action. Option B does not use the verb properly; and so I'll stick to A.

Although I agree with the earlier post that "among" is used for more than 2 objects, and hence I would prefer to read "among the Russian Aristocrats" OR "in the Russian Aristocracy".

- RD

HEy All
thanks for suggestion..OA is 'A' and I agree that among is used for more than one ...but Russian aristocracy is kind of collective noun so consists of more than 2 people....may b thats the reason of using among