B). The Hickory College Green Thumb Club began a fundraising drive to raise additional money for the project in 1981.
Explanation:
As per the question, option B displays the sentence that most appropriately revises the sentence 7 of the given paragraph. It is syntactically appropriate in composition and meaning. At the same time, it conveys the essence of the sentence precisely and effectively without manipulating its original meaning. The other sentence are unable to create the similar impact but rather complicate the meaning. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer as it is structurally and semantically coherent.
