Read the following excerpt and consider the bolded portion. Even though constant traffic has worn down the musical rumble strips and warped the sound of some of the notes, **there are currently no plans to restore the strips.** After the last one of the notes fades into the darkening sky, I glance back at the boys, who have been lulled by the wonder of the song. I stop worrying about work... Given that all the choices are accurate, which one most effectively leads into the rest of the essay?

ACT · English · previous-year question