Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and______by the same federal laws.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】各项的意思及常见搭配是：conform遵守；符合；顺应；一致，后面常和介词to／with连用；abide遵守……；sustain承受；使继续；comply遵从；依从；服从。根据句意判断，答案为B。