I’m not sure how to answer this question maybe try phrasing it a different way
the burdens of adulthood conspire to stifle simple pleasures
An adjective is supposed to describe a noun, and fruit is a noun, so therefore the answer is D. Adjective
"After many years of inner turmoil, the nation of China was united once again under the Ming Dynasty. European ships also had arrived, exposing China to another culture's influence"