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The following text is from Yung Wing’s 1909 memoir My Life in China and America. Yung Wing was the first person from China to graduate from a US university.

Little did I realize when in 1845 I wrote, while in the Morrison School, a composition on “An Imaginary Voyage to New York and up the Hudson,” that I was to see New York in reality. This incident leads me to the reflection that sometimes our imagination foreshadows what lies uppermost in our minds and brings possibilities within the sphere of realities.

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

A

It illustrates the sense of adventure that Yung developed as a child.

B

It describes an event in Yung’s life that exemplifies a phenomenon.

C

It indicates Yung’s unwillingness to distinguish between reality and fantasy as a child.

D

It foreshadows Yung’s future difficulties in publishing his writings.