I had put the answer D, but I am still in the middle of the test.
The phrase <em>with exciting plots </em>is used as D. adjective phrase, because it modifies the noun <em>books.
</em>What kind of books? - (The ones) with exciting plots. <em>
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It seems that you have missed some of the necessary details for us to answer this question, so I had to look for it. This is based on the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. The allusion to the country province of Warwickshire is that, <span>there are many examples of oppression throughout history. Hope this helps.</span>
So you're looking for 2 synonyms. B is the best answer, avert and prevent are synonyms of each other. The other choices are antonyms, or they're at least not synonyms.
The answer would be d, because the whole point of the line was for band tryouts to find a new guitarist. I hope this helps.