The last one.
The lottery is not a civic activity. Civic activities build communities as a whole, but lotteries involove one person using luck to build himself up rather than engaging in character-improving civic activities like square dance.
The Bet" emphasizes the idea that the life of a human is far more valuable than money. In the short story "The Bet a wager is made that changes the lives of two <span>people</span>
I say C is the correct answer.
Happy
Because he said "improved" several times, and improvement is a good thing that makes most people happy