Answer:
they feel optimistic about the future
"A. We will be reading a novel, written by Charles wingspanens" contains an error in comma usage since there doesn't need to be a comma between "novel" and "written". It interrupts the sentence flow.
1. A, death
2. C, attacked
3. B, principle
4. C, curious
5. B, ridiculous
6. D, gave up
7. D, indecent
8. C, imperfect
9. A, business decline
10. B, deformed