Please help me this is my final exam Which topic sentence best supports the following thesis statement?

Playing for an all-star baseball team takes a lot of hard work and dedication.

A. Baseball players wear matching uniforms as well as protective equipment.

B. On the second day of tryouts, everyone had to run a mile in under eight minutes.

C. Players and their parents have to commit to a demanding practice schedule.

D. Playing in a regional soccer league requires players to travel up to four hours for games.

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful