Explanation:
It can either be B.surprised me or D.sudden because both more or less say it was was unexpected and caught the person off guard
She is curious and independent
The verb is "trudged".
It's the past simple form of the verb "to trudge" which is a type of a walk, usually slow and heavy as if you have weights on yourself.
Your answer should be C , words such as “before” “then” “next” “after” stuff like that