It's definitely D.
It's for sure not C. And I've never read the full story, but this passage doesn't indicate a depressing mood of foreshadowing danger. And the vocabulary in the writing doesn't impact the story itself.
Answer:
I believe that youth sports have become too intense. Many kids today play extracurricular sports starting at a young age, exposing them to athletic injuries. Youth sports include soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and even wrestling. Those sports are only examples of the sports available to kids today. Sports can cause minor and major injuries, and although it is called "youth" sports, the rules are still the same. Competitiveness can lead to kids accidentally injuring each other. The intenseness of youth sports can also burn out the passion and motivation for the sport, as it is too stressful for some kids. In fact, 7 out of 10 kids who play organized sports quit by age 13, according to the National Alliance for Youth Sports. Youth sports have become too intense as it may be too stressful for children and can cause injuries.
Answer: I would contend that the right answer is the E) "... since they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes in which this great Modernist engaged."
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little bit on the answer, it can be added that the other options feature sentences that end with a preposition ("engaged in"), and although this is permissible in the English language, it is not the most formal option. In the example, a good way to correct it is to replace it by "in which." I would suggest changing the sentence so it reads "Although the author himself declared them unpublishable, the first appearance in print of 40 poems by T.S. Eliot is a significant event, since they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes in which this great Modernist engaged."
