A gerund has a -ing at the end, so A. toes and C. touched could not be gerund.
Among the other two options, B. stretching and D. running Stretching is a present participle (a verbal form) and running - a noun- is a gerund, since gerunds are nouns.
Thriving can teach you to conquer life problems and being intelligent in some ways like financially
Answer:
Because They want to be cool
The answer is break. It is not lunch because elementary school has lunch that is separate from recess.