Question

the following text is adapted from mohsin hamids 2017 novel exit west. saeed lives with his mother and father. on cloudless nights after a daytime rain, saeeds father would sometimes bring out the telescope, and the family would sip green tea on their balcony, enjoying a breeze, and take turns to look up at objects whose light, often, had been emitted before any of these three viewers had been born—light from other centuries, only now reaching earth. ©2017 by mohsin hamid as used in the text, what does the word
eaching\ most nearly mean? choose 1 answer: a consulting with b arriving at c clinging to d running to

Explanation:

In the context, it's about light from other - centuries finally arriving at Earth. "Arriving at" best matches the meaning of "reaching" here.

Answer:

B. Arriving at