Which sentence in the passage indicates an optimistic tone? throughout life you're faced with more than your share of forks in the road. every decision shapes who you are and who you will become. that's why big decisions take such careful consideration. as a freshman in high school, my biggest decision was whether to have pancakes or toast for breakfast. but soon i would be faced with a far bigger decision—where to go to college and what career to pursue. by the beginning of junior year, everyone was talking about where they wanted to go to college. i wanted to go to a college out of state, but the schools i was interested in were very expensive. even though my family doesn’t have a lot of money, i knew i could get a scholarship if i improved my grades. i spent my junior year working on raising my gpa. by the time i was a senior, i could clearly see the path to a good school.