the cold waters reaching up to her ankles, the thought of a strange man emerging from the turbulent waters was ominous. it was then that she noticed a strange piece of driftwood that had washed ashore. maribel was attracted to its curved, crescent shape. \it looks like a moon,\ she observed.
o,\ marco said excitedly. \its a boomerang! give it to me!\ marco reached for the driftwood, but maribel was too quick for him. she grabbed it and dangled it high over marcos head, where he couldnt reach it. his attempts to take it from her were futile. all of a sudden, something else caught marcos attention. he pointed past maribel in the direction of the lighthouse on the beach. maribel turned to see a tall man with long, unkempt hair. he was walking toward them. he ocean man!\ marco shouted. then he took off running along the beach in the opposite direction. meanwhile, the tall man with the long hair was calling out to maribel. \what have you got there?\ he asked. \may i see it?\ maribel handed the piece of driftwood to the man. \i think it looks like the moon,\ she said, \but my idiot brother thinks its a boomerang.\ the man laughed. his piece of wood represents different things to different people. it also supports the insect and plant life here on the beach, thanks to the time it spent in the ocean, absorbing nutrients.\ \i didnt know that,\ maribel said. she turned to see what had become of her brother. he hadnt stopped running, and was by now no more than a diminutive speck on the beach. \so what do you think?\ the man asked her. \is it a moon or a boomerang, or both?\ \i think its just going to be driftwood,\ she said. the man smiled. then he put the driftwood back on the beach where it belonged. what does futile mean as it is used in the passage? a. hopeless b. impressive c. certain d. angry

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the cold waters reaching up to her ankles, the thought of a strange man emerging from the turbulent waters was ominous. it was then that she noticed a strange piece of driftwood that had washed ashore. maribel was attracted to its curved, crescent shape. \it looks like a moon,\ she observed.
o,\ marco said excitedly. \its a boomerang! give it to me!\ marco reached for the driftwood, but maribel was too quick for him. she grabbed it and dangled it high over marcos head, where he couldnt reach it. his attempts to take it from her were futile. all of a sudden, something else caught marcos attention. he pointed past maribel in the direction of the lighthouse on the beach. maribel turned to see a tall man with long, unkempt hair. he was walking toward them. 	he ocean man!\ marco shouted. then he took off running along the beach in the opposite direction. meanwhile, the tall man with the long hair was calling out to maribel. \what have you got there?\ he asked. \may i see it?\ maribel handed the piece of driftwood to the man. \i think it looks like the moon,\ she said, \but my idiot brother thinks its a boomerang.\ the man laughed. 	his piece of wood represents different things to different people. it also supports the insect and plant life here on the beach, thanks to the time it spent in the ocean, absorbing nutrients.\ \i didnt know that,\ maribel said. she turned to see what had become of her brother. he hadnt stopped running, and was by now no more than a diminutive speck on the beach. \so what do you think?\ the man asked her. \is it a moon or a boomerang, or both?\ \i think its just going to be driftwood,\ she said. the man smiled. then he put the driftwood back on the beach where it belonged. what does futile mean as it is used in the passage? a. hopeless b. impressive c. certain d. angry

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# Brief Explanations:
In the passage, Marco tries to take the drift - wood from Maribel, but she holds it out of his reach. His efforts to get it from her are described as "futile", which means hopeless as his attempts are not successful.
# Answer:
A. hopeless

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