Question

read this sentence from paragraph 6 of the passage. farming was a difficult life, but the optimism and determination i had read in angelos letters inspired me to go out once again and sink my hands into the rich soil and plant sweet basil. which of the following best replaces the word optimism in this sentence? strength hopefulness courage innocence reading passage legacy 1 as a young child, i remember listening to stories about angelo pagano, my great - grandfather who emigrated from italy to the united states in the early 1900s. i had always envisioned him traveling on a ship like the titanic, sailing across the atlantic in a luxury liner to his new home in america. 2 those fanciful images faded one warm autumn day when, as i was cleaning out the attic, i uncovered a collection of old letters tied together with a worn green ribbon. the paper was yellow and dry and started to crumble as i touched it. as i carefully untied the ribbon and unfolded the top letter, i realized the writing was italian. my knowledge of the language is limited to spaghetti and espresso, but from the greeting at the beginning of the letter and the signature at the end, i could tell that the letter was written by my great - grandfather to sofia, his beloved wife and my great - grandmother. immediately, i decided to have the letters translated into english so that i could learn more about angelo and the rest of my family. 3 a few weeks later, i received the translations. i learned so much about my family and about my heritage through angelos words. i learned about a mans hopes for a better future.

Explanation:

"Optimism" means a positive - hopeful outlook. "Hopefulness" has a similar positive and hopeful connotation, while "strength" refers to physical or mental power, "courage" is about bravery, and "innocence" is about being free from guilt or knowledge of evil.

Answer:

B. hopefulness