D- Starts school, the narrator doesn't want his reputation tarnished by his brother's disabilities
A. They are unsure of what is going to happen next
D the audiences familiarity of the topic.
If they aren't then you have to explain more if not then you can jump right in to your main point.
The answer is: something that continues to happen
The simple present tense, particularly, refers to an action that occurs regularly, as a habit or routine, or something that is always true. It is usually used with adverbs of frequency (such as always, sometimes or never) or time expressions which indicate how often the action happens. For example:
<em>I go to school </em><u><em>everyday</em></u><em>.</em>
<em>I </em><u><em>never</em></u><em> play computer games in the evening.</em>
I would say the best option is b