Answer: B, (ghost)
Explanation: Unsure of how 'apparition' was used in Line #3 of Alexander Pushkin's poem but I'm fairly sure that B (ghost) is your best bet due to the fact that the dictionary definition for apparition is a ghost or ghost-like image of a person.
To snow.
Why? "It's beginning to snow." makes the most sense. "It's beginning snowing." doesn't make as much sense.
Answer:
In A.E. Housman's poem "To an Athlete Dying Young," the poet uses the metaphor of the runner, an athlete, to represent all those who have died young while still in their prime and glory.