Along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew. the other options don't have correct punctuation or grammar.
Answer:
Doubt simply mean to suspect someone or something
Exposed means to catch someone red-handed and telling the rest how cruel or bad or good that person is
Plead means to apologize or seeking for something
I’m assuming a country spending more money even though they are aware of how much debt they have (?)
I think it’s c or d. But I’m going with c.